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- Estimate
- £7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $8,768–$12,526
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th & 20th Century Sculpture, London · 13 December 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5182605
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Emmanuel Villanis, La Sibylle. Sotheby's, 13 Dec 2023, lot 15. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5182605.
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Emmanuel Villanis, La Sibylle. Sotheby's, 13 Dec 2023, lot 15. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5182605.
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From the same sale 19th & 20th Century Sculpture · Dec 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| David | Giovanni Fontana | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| Le fil rompu (The broken thread) | — | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| French, 19th century | — | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Pair of Chevaux Turcs No.2 (antérieur droit levé, antérieur gauche le… | Antoine-louis Barye | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Le Triomphe de Silène (Triumph of Silenus) | Albert-Ernest De Carrier-Belleuse | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Dernier Baiser (Last Kiss) | Alfred Finot | £30,000–£50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Villanis | Bust of a woman | $11,685 | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | |
| Emmanuel Villanis | Vase Méditation | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Emmanuel Villanis | lucrèce (lucretia) | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Emmanuel Villanis | mélodie | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Emmanuel Villanis | la palette de l'artiste | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Emmanuel Villanis | "Les Sirenes", a large cache-pot | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Emmanuel Villanis | seated boy | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Emmanuel Villanis | Les Sirenes | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2021 |
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.