Lot 264 · Old Master Pictures
A capriccio of ruins on the Venetian laguna with washerwomen and other figures, mountains beyond
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $16,355–$24,532
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 11 July 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6017347
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Guardi, A capriccio of ruins on the Venetian laguna with washerwomen and other figures, mountains beyond. Christie's, 11 Jul 2003, lot 264. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6017347.
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Francesco Guardi, A capriccio of ruins on the Venetian laguna with washerwomen and other figures, mountains beyond. Christie's, 11 Jul 2003, lot 264. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6017347.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine | Circle Of Denys Calvaert | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A partly-peeled lemon on a pewter plate, and plums, cherries and othe… | Follower Of Cornelis De Heem | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Travellers at halt outside the Swan Inn | Follower Of Jan Josefsz. Van Goyen | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Peasants making merry in a tavern | Bartholomeus Molenaer | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A military encampment with figures cooking in the foreground | Pieter Van Bloemen | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Saint Francis preaching in an extensive landscape, a town beyond | Nicolas Antoine Taunay | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | A pair of capriccio river landscapes with figures in the for | $103,864 | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | |
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio of a Lagoon with Figures and a Ruined Arch Beyond | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | An architectural capriccio with elegantly dressed figures an | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2022 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, a view of the Piazzetta toward the Libreria, with th | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | The Holy Family | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | the island of san cristoforo in the venetian lagoon | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio landscape with a ruined arch and figures beside a | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 |
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.