Lot 182 · British and Continental Watercolours
Venice from the Lagoon
Umberto Ongania · pencil and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $903–$1,265
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours , London (South Kensington) · 30 September 2004
- Dimensions
- 8¼ x 15 in. (21 x 38 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5890810
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Umberto Ongania, Venice from the Lagoon. Christie's, 30 Sep 2004, lot 182. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5890810.
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Umberto Ongania, Venice from the Lagoon. Christie's, 30 Sep 2004, lot 182. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5890810.
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From the same sale British and Continental Watercolours · Sep 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vue du Parc de Sévigné | Jean-baptiste Hillaire | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| The little temptress | Irene Sala (Italian, 20th Century) | £250–£400 | |
| Studies of sailors | John Christian Schetky | £50–£100 | |
| On the Greek coast | Edward Lear | £200–£300 | |
| The Raising of Lazarus | General George Saunders Thwaites (b.1778), after Sebastiano del Piombo | £800–£1,200 | |
| Madonna and Child | Luigi Pompignola (Italian, 19th Century) | £400–£600 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umberto Ongania | [no title recorded] | $925 | Dorotheum, Apr 2021 | |
| Umberto Ongania | Umberto Ongania (Italian 19th/20th Century) St Marks Square, | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Umberto Ongania | Gondolas on the Grand Canal, Venice | Christie's, Mar 2000 | ||
| Umberto Ongania | Feeding the pigeons on the Piazzetta, Venice | Christie's, Jul 2007 | ||
| English School | 19th Century Nailing your colours to the mast | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Umberto Ongania | A figure in a gondola with St Marks Square beyond | Christie's, Feb 2000 | ||
| Umberto Ongania | The Grand Canal, Venice | Christie's, Oct 1999 | ||
| French School | Portrait of A Lady with a Blue Hair Ribbon | Bonhams, Mar 2025 |
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.