Lot 6 · British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings
A figure in a gondola on a Venetian canal
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- Estimate
- £200–£300 hammer ≈ $317–$475
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, London (South Kensington) · 2 March 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6439990
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Umberto Ongania, A figure in a gondola on a Venetian canal. Christie's, 2 Mar 2000, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6439990.
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Umberto Ongania, A figure in a gondola on a Venetian canal. Christie's, 2 Mar 2000, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6439990.
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From the same sale British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings · Mar 2000
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A squadron of the red in a skirmish | William Macalpine | £200–£300 | |
| A wooded lake landscape | Harry Sutton Palmer | £400–£600 | |
| A stream running through a wooded glade | Samuel John Lamorna Birch Ra Rws Rwa | £400–£600 | |
| Sir Frank Brangwyn, R.A. (1867-1956) | Sir Frank Brangwyn, Ra | £250–£350 | |
| Sigmund Freudenberger (1745-1801) | Sigmund Freudenberger | £400–£600 | |
| John Gould and H.C.Richter | John Gould And H.c. Richter | £200–£400 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umberto Ongania | Gondolas on the Grand Canal, Venice | $424 | Christie's, Oct 1999 | |
| Umberto Ongania | The Grand Canal, Venice | Christie's, Oct 1999 | ||
| English School | 18th Century Portrait of a cleric, c1760 unframed | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Umberto Ongania | A figure in a gondola with St Marks Square beyond | Christie's, Feb 2000 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | Ague & Fever | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Umberto Ongania | Feeding the pigeons on the Piazzetta, Venice | Christie's, Jul 2007 | ||
| Umberto Ongania | Shipping off the Venetian lagoon | Christie's, May 2000 | ||
| Umberto Ongania | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2021 |
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.