Lot 231 · Master Paintings and Drawings
Study for The Birth of St. John the Baptist
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$4,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Master Paintings and Drawings, New York · 22 October 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4968846
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Called Il Baciccio, Study for The Birth of St. John the Baptist. Sotheby's, 22 Oct 2021, lot 231. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4968846.
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Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Called Il Baciccio, Study for The Birth of St. John the Baptist. Sotheby's, 22 Oct 2021, lot 231. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4968846.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Called Il Baciccio | sheet of studies of hands, a foot and the head of a bearded | Sotheby's, Jan 2011 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Called Il Baciccio | Lot and his daughters | Christie's, Jan 2019 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Called Il Baciccio | The Madonna and Child with St. Catherine of Siena | Sotheby's, Jan 2022 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Called Il Baciccio | The Death of Saint Francis Xavier | Sotheby's, Dec 2005 | ||
| Giuseppe Bernardino Bison | Pair of oval capriccio landscapes with figures by a lake, on | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| François Boucher | a wooded landscape with an angler and countryfolk by a tower | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Called Il Baciccio | a standing soldier seen from behind | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.