Lot 316 · Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day
Design for a half-arch with composite columns and a statue of Cupid holding arrowheads
Ferdinando Da Galli Bibiena · black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,452–$3,269
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day , London · 13 January 1998
- Dimensions
- 17 5/8 x 6 1/8 in. (44.7 x 15.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5009015
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ferdinando Da Galli Bibiena, Design for a half-arch with composite columns and a statue of Cupid holding arrowheads. Christie's, 13 Jan 1998, lot 316. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009015.
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Ferdinando Da Galli Bibiena, Design for a half-arch with composite columns and a statue of Cupid holding arrowheads. Christie's, 13 Jan 1998, lot 316. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009015.
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From the same sale Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day · Jan 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A diamond brooch, | Diamond Bar Brooch | £300–£400 | |
| A capriccio of a mediterranean port with Roman ruins | Anton Goubau | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| The Triumph of Galatea | Giuseppe Chiari | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Figures on the banks of a canal | Johannes Franciscus Spohler | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| A Dominican saint, perhaps Saint Peter Martyr, half-length, holding a book | Giovanni Battista Salvi, Il Sassoferrato | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Hercules and Antaeus | Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferdinando Da Galli Bibiena | A fantasy interior of a baroque palace ( recto and verso ) | $2,991 | Christie's, Dec 2020 | |
| Ferdinando Da Galli Bibiena | set design of a palace interior | Sotheby's, Nov 2005 | ||
| Ferdinando Da Galli Bibiena | view of a fantastical villa with a moat and hump-back bridge | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | ||
| François Boucher | La Bohemienne framed: 35 x 29.1cm | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Ferdinando Da Galli Bibiena | View of a Castle | Sotheby's, Apr 2007 | ||
| Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | Hercules | Hammersite, Jun 2021 | ||
| Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2022 | ||
| Luca Cambiaso | Recumbent Nymphs | Lempertz, May 2020 |
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