Lot 58 · 19th Century European Art including The Orientalist Sale
Reading by Candlelight
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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century European Art including The Orientalist Sale, New York · 23 October 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3801271
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Théodule-augustin Ribot, Reading by Candlelight. Sotheby's, 23 Oct 2008, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3801271.
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Théodule-augustin Ribot, Reading by Candlelight. Sotheby's, 23 Oct 2008, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3801271.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Art including The Orientalist Sale · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherries and Hollyhocks | Alexis Kreyder | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| The Bathers | Louis Marie Henri Raoul Prat | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Angelus | Emile Friant | $45,000–$65,000 | |
| In a Courtyard, Tangier | Philippe Pavy | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Fontainebleau, Sommet de Carrière Boisée | Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| La Valaisane | Jules Salles-wagner | $80,000–$120,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jean-léon Gérome | Bonaparte entering Cairo | Bonaparte entrant au Caire | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Théodule-augustin Ribot | Still life with Flowers | Sotheby's, Jan 2011 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | Study of the Third Siamese Ambassador from Reception of the | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Three peasant women by a pond | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Vue prise des hauteurs de Châtillon en regardant vers Paris | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | Bellone | Christie's, Jul 2023 |
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