"Masters Week Evening Sale"

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26 June 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 26, 2025: Art handlers look at a painting by Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Il Canaletto, titled ''Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day'', circa 1732, (estimate on request; in excess of GBP20 million), originally owned by Britain's First Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, and hung at 10 Downing Street, during a photocall at Christie's auction house in London, United Kingdom on June 26, 2025. The masterpiece will lead Christie's Old Masters Evening Sale in London on 1 July 2025, having only appeared at auction twice in its 300-year history, in 1751 and 1993.

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6 June 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 06, 2025: A staff member looks at a painting by Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Il Canaletto, titled ''Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day'', circa 1732, (estimate on request; in excess of GBP20 million), originally owned by Britain's First Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, and hung at 10 Downing Street, during a photocall at Christie's auction house in London, United Kingdom on June 06, 2025.

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6 June 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 06, 2025: Art handlers hold a painting by Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Il Canaletto, titled ''Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day'', circa 1732, (estimate on request; in excess of GBP20 million), originally owned by Britain's First Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, and hung at 10 Downing Street, during a photocall at Christie's auction house in London, United Kingdom on June 06, 2025.

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6 June 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 06, 2025: Art handlers hold a painting by Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Il Canaletto, titled ''Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day'', circa 1732, (estimate on request; in excess of GBP20 million), originally owned by Britain's First Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, and hung at 10 Downing Street, during a photocall at Christie's auction house in London, United Kingdom on June 06, 2025.

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6 June 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 06, 2025: Staff members look at a painting by Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Il Canaletto, titled ''Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day'', circa 1732, (estimate on request; in excess of GBP20 million), originally owned by Britain's First Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, and hung at 10 Downing Street, during a photocall at Christie's auction house in London, United Kingdom on June 06, 2025.

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6 June 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 06, 2025: A staff member looks at a painting by Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Il Canaletto, titled ''Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day'', circa 1732, (estimate on request; in excess of GBP20 million), originally owned by Britain's First Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, and hung at 10 Downing Street, during a photocall at Christie's auction house in London, United Kingdom on June 06, 2025.

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30 November 2024

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 29, 2024: An art handler looks at a painting by Anthony van Dyck 'A wooded landscape a sketch' hidden on the reverse of 'An Andalusian Horse', estimate: GBP2,000,000 - 3,000,000 during a photocall at Christie's auction house ahead of the Classic Week Sales in London, United Kingdom on November 29, 2024.

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30 November 2024

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 29, 2024: A staff member looks at print by Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn 'Christ crucified between the two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses'' estimate: GBP800,000 - 1,200,000 during a photocall at Christie's auction house ahead of the Classic Week Sales in London, United Kingdom on November 29, 2024.

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1 December 2023

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 01, 2023: Technicians hold a painting by Francesco Renaldi titled 'Portrait of a Mughal lady, seated in an interior' (estimate: GBP300,000 - 500,000) during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house showcasing the highlights from the Old Masters Week Sales in London, United Kingdom on December 01, 2023. December's Masters Week Evening sale spans the early-fifteenth to the early-twentieth centuries and features a wide array of remarkable works from nearly every genre.

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1 December 2023

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 01, 2023: A gallery staff member looks at four panels from the Hildesheim Magdalene Altarpiece (a) The Adoration of the Magi; (b) Three Saints: Mary Magdalene, Augustine and Livinus; (c) The Raising of Lazarus; (d) The Supper in the House of Simon the Pharisee (estimate: GBP500,000 - 700,000) during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house showcasing the highlights from the Old Masters Week Sales in London, United Kingdom on December 01, 2023. December's Masters Week Evening sale spans the early-fifteenth to the early-twentieth centuries and features a wide array of remarkable works from nearly every genre.

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1 December 2023

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 01, 2023: A technician holds a painting by Liberale da Verona 'The Triumph of Chastity' (estimate:GBP800,000 - 1,200,000) during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house showcasing the highlights from the Old Masters Week Sales in London, United Kingdom on December 01, 2023. December's Masters Week Evening sale spans the early-fifteenth to the early-twentieth centuries and features a wide array of remarkable works from nearly every genre.

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1 December 2023

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 01, 2023: Technicians hold a painting by Liberale da Verona 'The Triumph of Chastity' (estimate:GBP800,000 - 1,200,000) during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house showcasing the highlights from the Old Masters Week Sales in London, United Kingdom on December 01, 2023. December's Masters Week Evening sale spans the early-fifteenth to the early-twentieth centuries and features a wide array of remarkable works from nearly every genre.

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1 December 2023

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 01, 2023: Technicians hold four panels from the Hildesheim Magdalene Altarpiece (a) The Adoration of the Magi; (b) Three Saints: Mary Magdalene, Augustine and Livinus; (c) The Raising of Lazarus; (d) The Supper in the House of Simon the Pharisee (estimate: GBP500,000 - 700,000) during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house showcasing the highlights from the Old Masters Week Sales in London, United Kingdom on December 01, 2023. December's Masters Week Evening sale spans the early-fifteenth to the early-twentieth centuries and features a wide array of remarkable works from nearly every genre.

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1 December 2023

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 01, 2023: Technicians hold a painting by Francesco Renaldi titled 'Portrait of a Mughal lady, seated in an interior' (estimate: GBP300,000 - 500,000) during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house showcasing the highlights from the Old Masters Week Sales in London, United Kingdom on December 01, 2023. December's Masters Week Evening sale spans the early-fifteenth to the early-twentieth centuries and features a wide array of remarkable works from nearly every genre.

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1 December 2023

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 01, 2023: A gallery staff member looks at a painting by Jacques Laurent Agasse 'Equestrian portrait of a lady, traditionally said to be Miss Mary Jane Keith (1811-1891), with Lord Rivers' groom and a black spaniel' (estimate: GBP40,000 - 60,000) during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house showcasing the highlights from the Old Masters Week Sales in London, United Kingdom on December 01, 2023. December's Masters Week Evening sale spans the early-fifteenth to the early-twentieth centuries and features a wide array of remarkable works from nearly every genre.

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1 December 2023

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 01, 2023: A technician holds a painting by Clara Peeters titled 'Still life of roses, carnations, tulips, narcissi, irises, love-in-a-mist, larkspur, and other flowers, in a wicker basket, with a butterfly and a cricket' (estimate: GBP500,000-700,000) during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house showcasing the highlights from the Old Masters Week Sales in London, United Kingdom on December 01, 2023. December's Masters Week Evening sale spans the early-fifteenth to the early-twentieth centuries and features a wide array of remarkable works from nearly every genre.

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