Lot 408 · Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
A) The Emperor Julian | B) The contest between Reason and Passion
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,992–$6,653
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction · 2 July 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5384251
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Prospero Fontana, A) The Emperor Julian | B) The contest between Reason and Passion. Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2026, lot 408. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5384251.
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Prospero Fontana, A) The Emperor Julian | B) The contest between Reason and Passion. Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2026, lot 408. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5384251.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction · Jul 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Crucifixion | Bolognese School, 17th Century | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| The Adoration of the Magi | After Gentile Da Fabriano Vincenzio Corsi | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| The Madonna and Child with Saint Jerome, a landscape beyond | Giovanni Di Niccolò Mansueti | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A diptych: Jonah and the Whale; and Samson removing the Gates of Gaza | Flemish School 18th Century | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Faust's condemnation to Hell | Andries Van Baseroy The Younger | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Aeneas fleeing Troy with Anchises and Ascanius | Antwerp School, Early 17th Century | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospero Fontana | recto: design for a frieze with nereids, tritons and putti;v | $11,250 | Sotheby's, Jan 2013 | |
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | Sheet of studies for several figures including an angel | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Prospero Fontana | design for a spandrel with two male nudes | Sotheby's, Jul 2012 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, a view of San Giorgio Maggiore with the Giudecca and | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Prospero Fontana | a: the emperor julianb: the contest between reason and passi | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | ||
| Prospero Fontana | Two music-making angels | Sotheby's, Jan 2012 | ||
| François Boucher | Moses surrounded by angels, putti and prophets, after Bacicc | Christie's, Feb 2025 | ||
| François Boucher | A peasant girl carrying a basket | Sotheby's, Jul 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.