View of Mount Vesuvius errupting, with figures in the foreground — Sebastian Pether (1790-1844)

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Estimate: £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,468–$9,114
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Sale: Christie's — British Pictures 1500-1850 , London · 16 June 2005
Dimensions: 11½ x 15¾ in. (29.2 x 40 cm.)
Record ID: TB-2026-5796645
Record: first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sebastian Pether, View of Mount Vesuvius errupting, with figures in the foreground. Christie's, 16 Jun 2005, lot 296. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5796645.

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Sebastian Pether, View of Mount Vesuvius errupting, with figures in the foreground. Christie's, 16 Jun 2005, lot 296. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5796645.

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From the same sale British Pictures 1500-1850 · Jun 2005

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Portrait of Thomas Osborne (1713-1789), Earl of Danby, later 4th Duke…	Hans Hysing	£40,000–£60,000
Portrait of Miss Lockhart Alexander, bust-length, in a sprigged muslin ruff	John Hoppner	£10,000–£15,000
Portrait of Benjamin Cole and his family in a garden, a groom holding…	John Downman A.r.a.	£25,000–£40,000
Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in an elaborate red dress with ermin…	John Astley	£4,000–£6,000
Portrait of a boy, half-length, in a green coat with a fur collar, fe…	Circle Of Nathaniel Hone	£6,000–£8,000
Portrait of Edward Stone, half-length, in a brown velvet coat and whi…	Christopher Steele	£3,000–£5,000

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Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Sebastian Pether	Vesuvius erupting by moonlight	$24,137	Bonhams, Jul 2022
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Sebastian Pether	A coastal landscape with a volcano erupting by moonlight		Christie's, Jun 2003
French School	Portrait of a Lady		Lempertz, May 2023
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Sebastian Pether	the bay of naples		Sotheby's, Jan 2021
French School	1570 Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a red dress		Bonhams, Oct 2021
English School	late 16th Century Portrait of Gabriel Goodman, full-length,		Bonhams, Dec 2024

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