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- Estimate
- $70,000–$90,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08235 · 26 October 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3510064
- Record
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Hugues Merle, The Abandoned. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2006, lot 89. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3510064.
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Hugues Merle, The Abandoned. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2006, lot 89. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3510064.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08235 · Oct 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Fields | Julien Dupré | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| The Serenade | Eugen Von Blaas | $700,000–$900,000 | |
| Le Livre d'heures | William-adolphe Bouguereau | $300,000–$350,000 | |
| The Letter | Maria Brooks | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Confidences | Giovanni Boldini | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Pick-a-back | Arthur John Elsley | $80,000–$100,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugues Merle | Mother and Child | $106,250 | Sotheby's, May 2016 | |
| Hugues Merle | Bathsebée | Christie's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Hugues Merle | baigneuse | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Hugues Merle | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2023 | ||
| Hugues Merle | le songe d'hébé ou hébé après la chute | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Hugues Merle | The harvest | Les vendanges | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Hugues Merle | the forgotten | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| Hugues Merle | Contes enfantines | Christie's, Apr 2018 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.