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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $65,053–$97,579
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Genre Pictures, London · 26 March 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6574944
- Record
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Giovanni Battista Torriglia, A happy Family. Christie's, 26 Mar 1999, lot 139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6574944.
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Giovanni Battista Torriglia, A happy Family. Christie's, 26 Mar 1999, lot 139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6574944.
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From the same sale Genre Pictures · Mar 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Peter's and the Vatican Palace, Rome | Ippolito Caffi | £12,000–£16,000 | |
| A musical Interlude | Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Thoroughly beaten | Franois Brunery (French, b. 1845) | £12,000–£16,000 | |
| A tedious Conference | Franois Brunery (French, b. 1845) | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| A Pinch of Snuff | Georges Croegaert | £14,000–£18,000 | |
| Sans pitie | Franois Brunery (French, b. 1845) | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | giovanni battista torriglia | admiring the baby | $93,750 | Sotheby's, Jan 2020 | |
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | A New Friend | Christie's, Apr 2007 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | The See-Saw | Sotheby's, Jun 2009 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | The Thread of Life | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | Blowing Bubbles | Sotheby's, Apr 2008 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | Admiring the Baby | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | The Soap Bubble | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2013 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | First Steps | Christie's, Apr 2008 |
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.