Lot 572 · Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours
Caricature of Père Conti of the French Mission in Rome
Pier Leone Ghezzi · pen and brown ink
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,629–$2,444
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 11 June 1998
- Dimensions
- 4½ x 4 in. (11.2 x 10.2 cm.), unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5300689
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5300689 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5300689
Pier Leone Ghezzi, Caricature of Père Conti of the French Mission in Rome. Christie's, 11 Jun 1998, lot 572. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300689.
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Pier Leone Ghezzi, Caricature of Père Conti of the French Mission in Rome. Christie's, 11 Jun 1998, lot 572. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300689.
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From the same sale Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours · Jun 1998
| 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 | |
| Apollo and a nymph with two river gods | Follower Of Simon Vouet | £800–£1,200 | |
| 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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pier Leone Ghezzi | [no title recorded] | $1,856 | Dorotheum, Mar 2018 | |
| Pier Leone Ghezzi | Portrait of a gentleman | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Pier Leone Ghezzi | Caricature of Monsieur Jean Francois de Gervasy | Lempertz, May 2022 | ||
| Pier Leone Ghezzi | A caricature of Fra Vincenzo | Christie's, Jan 2020 | ||
| Pier Leone Ghezzi | Cardinals kneeling before a Pope | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Pier Leone Ghezzi | caricature of count johann ernst emanuel joseph harrach (170 | Sotheby's, Jan 2018 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | french school, 19th century | head of an old man, sketch | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Pier Leone Ghezzi | A caricature of Padre Mairè | Christie's, Jun 2020 |
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.