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Previous Sales 11

Christie's
Study for the ceiling design for the Queen's State Bedchamber, Hampton Court Palace ( recto ); and Study of a winged figure ( verso )
Study for the ceiling design for the Queen's State Bedchamber, Hampton Court Palace ( recto ); and Study of a winged figure ( verso )
£20,000 ($26k USD)
Jul 2016
Christie's
Queen Anne Enthroned
Queen Anne Enthroned
£11,875 ($16k USD)
May 2013
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'Be not affrighted'
'Be not affrighted'
£1,560 ($2k USD)
Nov 2006
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Proposed design for the saloon ceiling at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: The Apotheosis of Hercules
Proposed design for the saloon ceiling at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: The Apotheosis of Hercules
£45,600 ($60k USD)
Jun 2005
Christie's
Design for a rotunda
Design for a rotunda
£1,434 ($2k USD)
Sep 2004
Christie's
Neptune and Amphritrite
Neptune and Amphritrite
£8,365 ($11k USD)
Jun 2004
Christie's
Portrait of Charles Bridgeman, half-length, seated
Portrait of Charles Bridgeman, half-length, seated
£1,912 ($3k USD)
Jun 2003
Christie's
Phaeton petitioning Apollo, allegorical figures representing the signs of the zodiac beneath
Phaeton petitioning Apollo, allegorical figures representing the signs of the zodiac beneath
£9,400 ($12k USD)
Jun 2001
Christie's
Preliminary design for a ceiling
Preliminary design for a ceiling
£2,115 ($3k USD)
Jun 2001
Christie's
Preliminary studies for the walls and ceiling of a chapel, depicting the Seasons, Boreas and Orythia, Zepharius and Flora and Bacchus and Ariadne, and seven planets
Preliminary studies for the walls and ceiling of a chapel, depicting the Seasons, Boreas and Orythia, Zepharius and Flora and Bacchus and Ariadne, and seven planets
£1,175 ($2k USD)
Jun 2001
Christie's
A Capriccio with Saint Paul before Agrippa
A Capriccio with Saint Paul before Agrippa
$48,300
May 1999
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Market11 auction results

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$1.6K – $60.2K
7 of 7 works on paper lots with prices
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$13.9K
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$2.5K
7 priced works on paper lots
calendar_todayLast Work on paper Sale
Jul 2016 · $26.4K
Latest priced sale: Study for the ceiling design for the Queen's... - 26 x 19 cm - $53/sq cm
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Works on paper: $2.5K medianPaintings: $14.0K median
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