Lot 227 · Old Master Pictures
A capriccio of the Venetian lagoon with figures by the shore
Francesco Guardi · oil on canvas, laid down on panel, oval
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $17,506–$26,259
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Pictures , London · 9 December 2005
- Dimensions
- 7 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. (18.6 x 14.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5734629
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Guardi, A capriccio of the Venetian lagoon with figures by the shore. Christie's, 9 Dec 2005, lot 227. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5734629.
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Francesco Guardi, A capriccio of the Venetian lagoon with figures by the shore. Christie's, 9 Dec 2005, lot 227. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5734629.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Christ the Man of Sorrows | Workshop Of Lucas Cranach II | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Cabbage rose, white rose, Austrian copper briar, peony, hyacinths, go… | Cornelis Van Spaendonck | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| The Heiligewegspoort, from the north-west, with skaters on the frozen canal | Abraham Beerstraaten | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| A ham on a pewter plate, a partly-peeled lemon, a roemer , a glass fl… | Willem Claesz. Heda | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Roses, tulips, irises and other flowers in a glass vase with a rose, … | Jan Pauwel Gillemans I | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Venus and Adonis | Willem Van Mieris | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | A view of the Rialto with the Riva del Vin | $43,599 | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | |
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2022 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | an architectural capriccio with a church to the left | Sotheby's, Jan 2019 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | capriccio landscape with an obelisk and a maritime pine tree | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio landscape with ruins and figures in the foreground | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Portrait of a boy of the Gradenigo family, possibly Ferigo ( | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | The Madonna in prayer | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | a capriccio of an archway, with figures beneath and a lagoon | Sotheby's, Feb 2018 |
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.