Lot 38 · A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Recto: Allegory of Europe Verso: A section of a design for a gazebo decorated with a central sculpture, a fountain, and arabesques
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $20,756–$27,675
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, London · 7 July 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4941707
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Claude Gillot, Recto: Allegory of Europe Verso: A section of a design for a gazebo decorated with a central sculpture, a fountain, and arabesques. Sotheby's, 7 Jul 2021, lot 38. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4941707.
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Claude Gillot, Recto: Allegory of Europe Verso: A section of a design for a gazebo decorated with a central sculpture, a fountain, and arabesques. Sotheby's, 7 Jul 2021, lot 38. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4941707.
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From the same sale A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries · Jul 2021
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|---|---|---|---|
| Putti in the clouds | Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| An oyster shell and an onion | William Henry Hunt, O.w.s. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
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| The Adoration of the Shepherds | Rembrandt School | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| A Quince branch | Pancrace Bessa | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady | Isaac Oliver | £12,000–£18,000 |
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