Lot 70 · Royal & Noble
A set of 8 historical portraits comprising: Charlemagne (circa 748-814); Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, known as Barbarossa (1122-90); Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-94); Cesare Borgia (1475/76-1507); Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490-1527); Alfonso d'Avalos d'Aquino, VI marquis of Pescara and II of Vasto (1502-46); Pope Pius V (1504-72); Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549-1609).
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,170–$10,893
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Royal & Noble, London · 20 January 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4995765
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Italian School, Possibly Emilia 17th Century, A set of 8 historical portraits comprising: Charlemagne (circa 748-814); Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, known as Barbarossa (1122-90); Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-94); Cesare Borgia (1475/76-1507); Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490-1527); Alfonso d'Avalos d'Aquino, VI marquis of Pescara and II of Vasto (1502-46); Pope Pius V (1504-72); Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549-1609). Sotheby's, 20 Jan 2022, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4995765.
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Italian School, Possibly Emilia 17th Century, A set of 8 historical portraits comprising: Charlemagne (circa 748-814); Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, known as Barbarossa (1122-90); Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-94); Cesare Borgia (1475/76-1507); Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490-1527); Alfonso d'Avalos d'Aquino, VI marquis of Pescara and II of Vasto (1502-46); Pope Pius V (1504-72); Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549-1609). Sotheby's, 20 Jan 2022, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4995765.
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