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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,174–$15,260
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — European Sculpture and Works of Art, London · 4 July 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5136559
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Louis-claude Vassé, Bust of a child. Sotheby's, 4 Jul 2023, lot 73. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5136559.
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Louis-claude Vassé, Bust of a child. Sotheby's, 4 Jul 2023, lot 73. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5136559.
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From the same sale European Sculpture and Works of Art · Jul 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bust of the Apollo Belvedere | Joseph Wilton R.a. | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Italian, Naples, 18th century | — | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Italian, probably Tuscany, 15th century | — | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| La Science and L'Agriculture (Allegories of Science and Agriculture) | Jean-baptiste Carpeaux | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Italian, 18th/ 19th century | Giovacchino Fortini | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Italian, probably circa 1800 | — | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis-claude Vassé | Bust of Constance-Félicité-Victoire-Désirée Vassé, daughter | $15,434 | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | |
| Jean-baptiste Carpeaux | Pêcheur à la coquille n° 3 (chef-modèle) | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Carpeaux | Bacchante aux lauriers (Bust of a Bacchante) | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Carpeaux | La Toilette de Vénus (Venus arranging her hair) | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | A view of a country house inspired by Jacques Henri Bernardi | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| François Boucher | The Fountain | La Fontaine | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Carpeaux | After | Bertolami Fine Art, Dec 2025 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Carpeaux | Tendresse maternelle (Maternal tenderness) | Sotheby's, May 2022 |
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.