William James, English active 18th Century - The Bucintoro returning to the Molo on Ascension Day, Venice

oil on canvas - 30 1/8 x 49 7/8 in. 76.5 x 126.5 cm. Price Realized: $325,000

Notes: The present composition is based on a work by Canaletto formerly in the collection of Sir Robert Walpole that was recorded hanging at Downing Street in 1736 and later in the collection of Sampson Gideon.

CHRISTIE'S NEW YORK, ROCKEFELLER PLAZA. 15 APRIL 2008. IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PAINTINGS