Lot 503 · Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours
Two grotesque heads: a woman wearing a conical headdress and a caricature of Dante
After Leonardo Da Vinci · pen and brown ink, unidentified watermark device
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,444–$3,258
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 11 June 1998
- Dimensions
- 5½ x 5½ in. (13.9 x 13.9 cm.), unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5300655
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5300655 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5300655
After Leonardo Da Vinci, Two grotesque heads: a woman wearing a conical headdress and a caricature of Dante. Christie's, 11 Jun 1998, lot 503. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300655.
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After Leonardo Da Vinci, Two grotesque heads: a woman wearing a conical headdress and a caricature of Dante. Christie's, 11 Jun 1998, lot 503. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300655.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A draped figure | Florentine School, 19th Century | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A theorbo-player by a balustrade, with a subsidiary study of his hands | Aurelio Lomi | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| A reclining male nude, his head resting on his right arm | Carlo Cignani | £1,500–£2,000 | |
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| A mendicant friar preaching to country people from an antique basin | Hubert Robert Paris | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Studies of arms, hands and drapery | Italian School, 17th Century | £400–£600 |
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