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Sebastian Pether, Vesuvius erupting by moonlight, oil on panel© Bonhams — view on Bonhams website ↗

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Vesuvius erupting by moonlight

Sebastian Pether (British, 1790–1844)

£20,400 price realized incl. premium

≈ $24,137≈ €24,125

Hammer £16,000 · with buyer’s premium £20,400

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on panel”
Support
Panel
Signed / inscribed
Signed with initials and dated
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
28 x 40.2cm (11 x 15 13/16in).
Auction house
Bonhams
Sale
The Grand Tour Sale (27437)
Date
July 14, 2022
Location
London, United Kingdom
Lot
48
Estimate
£8,000 – £12,000 (≈ $9,466 – $14,198) (≈ €9,461 – €14,191)
Source
Auction house bonhams.com ↗
Retrieved Oct 2, 2026

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The Grand Tour Sale · Bonhams · Jul 14, 2022

Antonio Senape, An album in marbled boards of 63 drawings of Italy, Greece, Malta and Turkey including Gaeta, Napoli, Chiatamone, Nisida, Pozzuoli (3), Baia, Lago di Averno, Procida and Ischia, Cuma, Ischia (4) Capri, Pompei, Avellino, Villaggio della Cava, Vietri, Salerno, Paestum, Atrani, Amalfi, Palermo (2), Segesta, Girgenti (3), Catania (2), Etna, Siracusa (2), Taormina, Messina, Scilla, Stromboli, Valletta (2), Corfu, Patrasso, Pireus, Athens (4), Micenae (2), Corinth, Aegina, Capo Colonna, Syra, Naxos, Smyrna, Castle of Europa, Gallipoli, Constantinople (4), two castles on the Bosphorus and Entrance to the Black Sea,, pen and brown and grey ink© Bonhams — view on Bonhams website ↗
An album in marbled boards of 63 drawings of Italy, Greece, Malta and Turkey including Gaeta, Napoli, Chiatamone, Nisida, Pozzuoli (3), Baia, Lago di Averno, Procida and Ischia, Cuma, Ischia (4) Capri, Pompei, Avellino, Villaggio della Cava, Vietri, Salerno, Paestum, Atrani, Amalfi, Palermo (2), Segesta, Girgenti (3), Catania (2), Etna, Siracusa (2), Taormina, Messina, Scilla, Stromboli, Valletta (2), Corfu, Patrasso, Pireus, Athens (4), Micenae (2), Corinth, Aegina, Capo Colonna, Syra, Naxos, Smyrna, Castle of Europa, Gallipoli, Constantinople (4), two castles on the Bosphorus and Entrance to the Black Sea,
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