Lot 59 · Master Paintings and 19th Century European Art
Young man playing a lute by candlelight
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Master Paintings and 19th Century European Art , New York · 25 May 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5127989
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Pietro Paolini, Young man playing a lute by candlelight. Sotheby's, 25 May 2023, lot 59. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5127989.
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Pietro Paolini, Young man playing a lute by candlelight. Sotheby's, 25 May 2023, lot 59. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5127989.
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From the same sale Master Paintings and 19th Century European Art · May 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of His Daughter, Marie | Franz Von Stück | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Naples, a view of the bay with Mount Vesuvius at right | Pietro Antoniani | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Luzancy, le mur de la proprieté de M. Remy | Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Portrait of a noblewoman as a sibyl, wearing an ornate jeweled headdr… | Franco-flemish School, Mid-16th Century | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| The Unequal Lovers | Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Portrait of a noblewoman | North Italian School, 15th Century | $8,000–$12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietro Paolini | Portrait of a Man, head and shoulders, wearing a turban | $40,625 | Sotheby's, Jan 2012 | |
| Pietro Paolini | Suonatore di chitarra | Finarte, May 2021 | ||
| Pietro Paolini | A Bagpiper | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Pietro Paolini | A guitar player with an old man behind | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | A classical capriccio of figures conversing before a statue | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | Rustic mill scene in Naples, 1760s | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2024 | ||
| Pietro Paolini | A concert | Christie's, May 1998 | ||
| Pietro Paolini | The intercession of Esther with King Ahasuerus and Haman | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 |
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.