Sotheby's Magnum Opus | Evening Auction Could Realize $32.65m

3 min read · 21 Oct 2026

A Marble Torso of an Emperor, Roman Imperial, Julio-Claudian by Ancient Roman estimated at $8m (low) to $12m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Venice, A View Of The Grand Canal Looking East With Santa Maria Della Salute by Giovanni Antonio Canal estimated at $6m (low) to $8m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Still Life with Oranges, Nuts and Spices, Boxes of Sweetmeats, a Jug, and a Cask by Luis Melendez estimated at $4m (low) to $6m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

View of Haarlem from the Northwest by Jacob van Ruisdael estimated at $2.5m (low) to $3.5m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

A Marble Portrait Head of a Girl by Roman Imperial Period estimated at $2.5m (low) to $3.5m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

A Marble Torso of an Emperor, Roman Imperial, Julio-Claudian by Ancient Roman estimated at $8m (low) to $12m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Ancient Roman A Marble Torso of an Emperor, Roman Imperial, Julio-Claudian (Undated) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Magnum Opus | Evening Auction' in New York on October 21.

Pre-sale low estimates total $32.65m.

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64 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $32.65m (low) and $47.62m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Ancient Roman, A Marble Torso of an Emperor, Roman Imperial, Julio-Claudian (Undated), which is estimated to sell for between $8m and $12m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded 3 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

64 works are backed by guarantees, including: Giovanni Antonio Canal, Venice, A View Of The Grand Canal Looking East With Santa Maria Della Salute (Undated). It is estimated to sell for between $6m and $8m. It has been traded 11 times in the past.

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Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.

All figures are accurate at time of publication.

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