Lot 46 · Old Master & British Pictures (Evening Sale)
The Grand Canal, Venice, looking north-west from the Ca' Corner to the Ca' Contarini degli Scrigni, with the campanile of Santa Maria della Carità
Giovanni Antonio Canal, Il Canaletto · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £3,000,000–£5,000,000 hammer ≈ $4,497,432–$7,495,720
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Pictures (Evening Sale), London · 2 December 2008
- Dimensions
- 18½ x 30¾ in. (47 x 78.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5408912
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Antonio Canal, Il Canaletto, The Grand Canal, Venice, looking north-west from the Ca' Corner to the Ca' Contarini degli Scrigni, with the campanile of Santa Maria della Carità. Christie's, 2 Dec 2008, lot 46. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5408912.
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Giovanni Antonio Canal, Il Canaletto, The Grand Canal, Venice, looking north-west from the Ca' Corner to the Ca' Contarini degli Scrigni, with the campanile of Santa Maria della Carità. Christie's, 2 Dec 2008, lot 46. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5408912.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Antonio Canal, Il Canaletto | The Bacino di San Marco, looking east from the mouth of the | $5,280,000 | Christie's, Jan 2005 | |
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| Giovanni Antonio Canal, Il Canaletto | The Grand Canal, Venice, looking east from the Campo di San | Christie's, Jan 2000 | ||
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| Francesco Guardi | The Punta della Dogana, Venice, the Giudecca and the Redento | Christie's, Dec 2006 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | The Grand Canal, Venice, with San Simeone Piccolo | Christie's, Jul 2015 |
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.