Lot 56 · British Pictures 1500-1850
Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno
Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a. · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $76,373–$114,559
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Pictures 1500-1850, London · 22 November 2006
- Dimensions
- 49 x 66¼ in. (124.4 x 168.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5619575
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a., Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno. Christie's, 22 Nov 2006, lot 56. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5619575.
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Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a., Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno. Christie's, 22 Nov 2006, lot 56. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5619575.
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From the same sale British Pictures 1500-1850 · Nov 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Robert Robertson, 9th Laird of Auchleeks (1777-1859), in … | Frederick Richard Say | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Portrait of an officer of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards, three-quarte… | George Dawe | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| View of Chee Tor, near Matlock, Derbyshire | Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a. | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| The Battle of the Saints, 12 April 1782 | Dominic Serres | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| View of London Bridge, with the church of St. Magnus and the Monument… | Joseph Farington | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A fête-champêtre | Andrew Geddes, A.R.A. (1783-1844) | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a. | mr. and mrs. william chase, three-quarter length, in an inte | $378,000 | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | |
| Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a. | A grotto in the Gulf of Salerno, with the figure of Julia | Christie's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a. | View of Catania, Sicily, with Mount Etna beyond | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a. | view of lake nemi, with mount circeo beyond, italy | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a. | Study of a Boy Reading | Sotheby's, Jul 2010 | ||
| Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a. | Portrait of Francis Noel Clarke Mundy (1739-1815), three-qua | Christie's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a. | Portrait of Miss Ann Carver before a landscape, three-quarte | Christie's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a. | The Gulf of Salerno | Christie's, Jan 2003 |
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.