Lot 10 · Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Evening Auction
Homo bulla: an allegory of the transience of life
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- Estimate
- £150,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $190,564–$317,607
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Evening Auction, London · 3 July 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5228613
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael, Homo bulla: an allegory of the transience of life. Sotheby's, 3 Jul 2024, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5228613.
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Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael, Homo bulla: an allegory of the transience of life. Sotheby's, 3 Jul 2024, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5228613.
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From the same sale Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Evening Auction · Jul 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A pair: Saint Dorothy of Capadoccia; Saint Catherine of Alexandria | Cesare Dandini | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Fiesole, a view of the Badia Fiesolana, just outside Florence | Gaspar Van Wittel, Called Vanvitelli | £300,000–£400,000 | |
| A view of the Dardanelles | Carlo Bossoli | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| View of Portsmouth Harbour entrance on 22 June 1773, with King George… | Richard Paton | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Allegory of Poetry | Eustache Le Sueur | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| An architectural capriccio with the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine | Giovanni Paolo Panini | £100,000–£150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael | Maternal Charity | $352,800 | Christie's, Jan 2023 | |
| Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael | Charity | Sotheby's, Jul 2004 | ||
| Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael | The Denial of Saint Peter | Christie's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, the entrance to the Grand Canal with Santa Maria del | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael | Battle Between the Gods and Titans | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael | Diana e Callisto | Sotheby's, Jun 2004 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2021 | ||
| Salomon Van Ruysdael | Scènes d'estuaires avec des bateaux | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 |
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.