Lot 145 · Old Master and 19th Century Drawings
Figures before classical altar
François-xavier Fabre · black chalk, pen and brown ink, watermark device
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $3,022–$4,029
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, London · 3 July 2007
- Dimensions
- 7¼ x 8 1/8 in. (185 x 206 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5542648
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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François-xavier Fabre, Figures before classical altar. Christie's, 3 Jul 2007, lot 145. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5542648.
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François-xavier Fabre, Figures before classical altar. Christie's, 3 Jul 2007, lot 145. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5542648.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of a panther, after the Antique | Pier Leone Ghezzi | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Esau selling his birthright to Jacob ( Genesis 25:29-34) | Jacob Jordaens | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| A seated drinker holding an earthenware pot | Cornelis Dusart | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| A maid with a butterchurn | Gerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Les Dômes | Jacques Rigaut 1898-1929 | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| La Colonnade | Jacques Rigaut 1898-1929 | £25,000–£35,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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