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Lot 134 · Elegance: Jewels, Watches & Handbags

Portrait of a lady, bust length, slightly turned to the left, wearing a pearl necklace

Pietro Rotari

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Estimate
£3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,045–$6,742
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Elegance: Jewels, Watches & Handbags, London (South Kensington) · 4 July 2000
Record ID
TB-2026-6381498
Record
first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pietro Rotari, Portrait of a lady, bust length, slightly turned to the left, wearing a pearl necklace. Christie's, 4 Jul 2000, lot 134. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6381498.

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Pietro Rotari, Portrait of a lady, bust length, slightly turned to the left, wearing a pearl necklace. Christie's, 4 Jul 2000, lot 134. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6381498.

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From the same sale Elegance: Jewels, Watches & Handbags · Jul 2000

LotArtistEstimateResult
A bracelet watch, by Audemars Piguet A bracelet watch, by Audemars Piguet £1,500–£2,000
A stag and a hind at a stream below cliffs Louis Gabriel Moreau, called Moreau l'Ainé (1739-1805) £5,000–£7,000
Hermès, 1999 A CARAMEL 'HAUTE À COURROIES' BAG £2,500–£3,000
Saint Anthony Abbot asking the Centaur the way Jacopo Negretti, Palma il Giovane (1544-1628) £8,000–£12,000
The Resurrection ( recto ); A subsidiary study of the same compositio… Giacinto Calandrucci Palerme £4,000–£6,000
Four studies for the infant Virgin Carlo Maratta £8,000–£12,000

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