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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $25,077–$33,436
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Decorative Art & Design , London · 22 April 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6691211
- Record
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Francesco Solimena, The Discovery of Callisto. Christie's, 22 Apr 1998, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6691211.
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Francesco Solimena, The Discovery of Callisto. Christie's, 22 Apr 1998, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6691211.
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From the same sale 20th Century Decorative Art & Design · Apr 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Voie Lactée , Circa 1904 | LÉO LAPORTE BLAIRSY (1867-1923) | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The Miraculous Draught of Fishes | Antwerp School, Early 17th Century | £600–£800 | |
| Shipping in a Breeze | Follower Of Ludolf Backhuysen | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Portrait of a Gentleman, bust-length, in black costume and a ruff | Circle Of Cornelius Jonson | £700–£1,000 | |
| La Cothurne , Circa 1900 | Agathon Léonard | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Christ the Redeemer | Manner of Albrecht Drer | £2,000–£4,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Solimena | Faith triumphant over the Continents | $39,637 | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | |
| Francesco Solimena | Allegory of Justice triumphing over War and Wealth | Templum Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | Noli me tangere | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2021 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | joseph and potiphar’s wife | Sotheby's, Dec 2016 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | Saint Augustine triumphing over Heresy | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | San Michele arcangelo combatte gli angeli ribelli | Sotheby's, Jun 2011 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | The Christ Child in the manger adored by angels | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 |
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.