Lot 8 · Master Drawings from the Oppé Collection
The Arms of Pope Adrian VI
Michelangelo Anselmi · red chalk, over stylus indications
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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $79,081–$118,621
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Master Drawings from the Oppé Collection , London · 5 December 2006
- Dimensions
- 12½ x 8½ in. (316 x 214 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5611691
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Michelangelo Anselmi, The Arms of Pope Adrian VI. Christie's, 5 Dec 2006, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5611691.
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Michelangelo Anselmi, The Arms of Pope Adrian VI. Christie's, 5 Dec 2006, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5611691.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A procession leaving the gates of a walled city | Cesare Gennari | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| The poet Baldini drinking in Melosi's bar | Pier Francesco Mola | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Jael and Sisera | Venetian School, 18th Century | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A landscape with trees and a walled park | Wenceslaus Hollar | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Head of a man in a feathered cap, in profile to the left | Willem Pietersz. Buytewech | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Ecce Homo | Italian School, 17th Century | £600–£800 |
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