Lot 129 · 19th Century European Art including Orientalist and Spanish Art
Striking a bargain
Antonio Gargiullo · pencil and watercolour on card
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $23,852–$35,778
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 19th Century European Art including Orientalist and Spanish Art , London · 2 July 2008
- Dimensions
- 22 x 15¼ in. (56 x 38.8 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5440098
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5440098 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5440098
Antonio Gargiullo, Striking a bargain. Christie's, 2 Jul 2008, lot 129. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5440098.
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Antonio Gargiullo, Striking a bargain. Christie's, 2 Jul 2008, lot 129. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5440098.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Art including Orientalist and Spanish Art · Jul 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aida | Gaston Veuvenot Leroux | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Slave market | Otto Pilny | £35,000–£50,000 | |
| A mother cat resting while her kittens play | Henriette Ronner-knip | £160,000–£220,000 | |
| The departure of the chief | Adolphe Yvon | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| The backgammon players | Giulio Rosati | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| A dance at sunset | Otto Pilny | £50,000–£80,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Gargiullo | The Message | $27,600 | Christie's, Oct 2006 | |
| Edouard Henri Léon Cortès | Notre Dame, Place Saint-Michel | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Edouard Henri Léon Cortès | Place de la Concorde | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Edouard Henri Léon Cortès | Notre-Dame de Paris, vue de la Place Saint-Michel | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Edouard Henri Léon Cortès | A flower market at La Madeleine 20 X 26in (51 x 66cm) | Bonhams, May 2018 | ||
| Edouard Henri Léon Cortès | Les Tuileries | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Edouard Henri Léon Cortès | Porte Saint-Denis, Paris 13 x 18 in. (33.0 x 45.7 cm) framed | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Eugene Galien-laloue | Place de la République | Sotheby's, Feb 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.