Lot 54 · Old Master Drawings at CSK
View of the Blue Grotto, Capri; and A moonlit view of Naples with Vesuvius erupting
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $3,164–$6,328
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Drawings at CSK , London · 18 April 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6422164
- Record
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Gioacchino La Pira, View of the Blue Grotto, Capri; and A moonlit view of Naples with Vesuvius erupting. Christie's, 18 Apr 2000, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6422164.
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Gioacchino La Pira, View of the Blue Grotto, Capri; and A moonlit view of Naples with Vesuvius erupting. Christie's, 18 Apr 2000, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6422164.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gioacchino La Pira | Fishing on the Bay of Naples | $5,305 | Christie's, Oct 2009 | |
| Gioacchino La Pira | The Bay of Naples | Sotheby's, Nov 2005 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Opere Varie di Archiettura, Prospettive, Grotteschi, Antichi | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Gioacchino La Pira | Fishermen hauling in their nets in the Bay of Naples | Christie's, Sep 2004 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | The Sawhorse, Plate XII from: Carceri d'Invenzione | Christie's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | Study of a young boy, head and shoulders | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Gioacchino La Pira | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Sep 2017 | ||
| Gioacchino La Pira | veduta di napoli da posillipo | Sotheby's, Jun 2004 |
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.