Lot 254 · Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher
Capriccio landscape with ruined buildings and figures in the foreground
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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $52,769–$79,153
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher, London · 9 December 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4986657
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Guardi, Capriccio landscape with ruined buildings and figures in the foreground. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2021, lot 254. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4986657.
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Francesco Guardi, Capriccio landscape with ruined buildings and figures in the foreground. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2021, lot 254. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4986657.
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From the same sale Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher · Dec 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of a gentleman | English School, Circa 1820 | £400–£600 | |
| Portrait of a lady | French School, Circa 1900 | £800–£1,200 | |
| Portrait of a lady, circa 1735 | Christian Friedrich Zincke | £800–£1,200 | |
| Portrait of a man, half-length, wearing a red hat and gold brocade cl… | — | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| A pair of still-lives with flowers in baskets | Austrian School, 18th Century | £600–£800 | |
| Portrait of a gentleman | Pierre Rouvier | £600–£800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | The Holy Family | $66,472 | Christie's, Dec 2023 | |
| Francesco Guardi | Portrait of a young woman from the Tiepolo Family, most prob | Koller, Mar 2022 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2023 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio of a Lagoon with Figures and a Ruined Arch Beyond | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | The Madonna in prayer | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A capriccio with figures promenading by ruins | Christie's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A pair of capriccio river landscapes with figures in the for | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio landscape with ruins and figures in the foreground | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 |
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.