Lot 10 · Old Master Drawings
Two Princes of the House of Este: Balthescus XIII and Melchior XIII
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,276–$9,414
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Drawings , London · 6 July 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6522256
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pirro Ligorio, Two Princes of the House of Este: Balthescus XIII and Melchior XIII. Christie's, 6 Jul 1999, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6522256.
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Pirro Ligorio, Two Princes of the House of Este: Balthescus XIII and Melchior XIII. Christie's, 6 Jul 1999, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6522256.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Head of a man looking up to the left: a cartoon for a tapestry | Circle Of Raffaello Sanzio, Called Raphael | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Ceres in a chariot drawn by dragons | Il Schiavone Andrea Meldolla | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| The Annunciation | Giovanni Angelo Canini | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| The head of a youth, in profile to the left | Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Cupid with putti and a torch amongst clouds | Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Christ at Supper with Simon the Pharisee | Gaetano Gandolfi | £5,000–£8,000 |
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