Lot 188 · British and Continental Watercolours
Canal Grande - Venezia
Paolo Sala · pencil and watercolour heightened with white
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£2,500 hammer ≈ $3,614–$4,517
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours , London (South Kensington) · 30 September 2004
- Dimensions
- 17½ x 12 in. (44.4 x 30.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5890815
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Paolo Sala, Canal Grande - Venezia. Christie's, 30 Sep 2004, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5890815.
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Paolo Sala, Canal Grande - Venezia. Christie's, 30 Sep 2004, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5890815.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Sala | Study of geese | $7,443 | Bonhams, Nov 2014 | |
| Paolo Sala | The Strand, london | Christie's, Oct 2009 | ||
| Paolo Sala | An Alpine Valley | Sotheby's, Jul 2005 | ||
| Paolo Sala | Parliament Square, London | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2024 | ||
| Paolo Sala | Westminster Abbey | Bonhams, Nov 2014 | ||
| Paolo Sala | piazza san marco, venice | Sotheby's, Oct 2003 | ||
| Paolo Sala | Venice | Bonhams, Jun 2015 |
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.