Lot 212 · Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings, & Watercolors
A young bride selecting her wedding silks
Francesco Ballesio · pencil, watercolor and gouache on paper
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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings, & Watercolors, New York · 27 January 2010
- Dimensions
- 29 x 21½ in. (73.7 x 54.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5128708
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Ballesio, A young bride selecting her wedding silks. Christie's, 27 Jan 2010, lot 212. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5128708.
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Francesco Ballesio, A young bride selecting her wedding silks. Christie's, 27 Jan 2010, lot 212. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5128708.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bagpipe Player | After Peter Huys | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Portrait of a cavalier, bust-length | Hendrick van Vliet (Delft 1611/12-1675) | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Portrait of a man, standing three-quarter-length, in armor with his h… | Circle of Anthonis Mor (Utrecht 1516/20-1576? Antwerp) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Sunflecked Foam | Montague Dawson, F.R.S.A., R.S.M.A. (London 1895-1973 Sussex) | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Christ on the Cross | Filippino Lippi | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Madonna delle Cintola with Saints Benedict, Thomas, Francis and Julian | Francesco Granacci | $500,000–$700,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Ballesio | The favourite of the Sultan | $12,414 | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | |
| Francesco Ballesio | Oppia. Vestale Incestuosa | Bonhams, Feb 2024 | ||
| Francesco Ballesio | Preparing for the Dance | Sotheby's, May 2013 | ||
| Francesco Ballesio | The Oriental Dancer | Christie's, Apr 2007 | ||
| Francesco Ballesio | The Dance of the Veils | Sotheby's, Jan 2014 | ||
| Francesco Ballesio | The carpet sellers | Christie's, Oct 1999 | ||
| Francesco Ballesio | The Pottery Sellers | Christie's, Oct 2006 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | The Spinner | Sotheby's, Apr 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.