Lot 15 · European Paintings including The Orientalist Sale, Symbolism and the Poetic Vision and Spanish Painting
A North African Port
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $12,178–$18,268
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — European Paintings including The Orientalist Sale, Symbolism and the Poetic Vision and Spanish Painting, London · 12 November 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3810767
- Record
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Niels Simonsen, A North African Port. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2008, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3810767.
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Niels Simonsen, A North African Port. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2008, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3810767.
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From the same sale European Paintings including The Orientalist Sale, Symbolism and the Poetic Vision and Spanish Painting · Nov 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Era (The Harvest) | Benjamin Palencia | £35,000–£45,000 | |
| Descente de croix | Maurice Denis | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| La priere du soir a Tanger | Jean Lecomte Du Nouy | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Sierra de Ronda | Agustín Redondela | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Pornokrates | Felicien Rops | €100,000–€150,000 | |
| Landscape with Pines | Hans Emmenegger | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niels Simonsen | Prayers in the desert | $12,394 | Christie's, Jan 2016 | |
| Niels Simonsen | A Game of Draughts | Sotheby's, Jun 2005 | ||
| Niels Simonsen | Watching for sunrise | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Niels Simonsen | L'arrivée à Gibraltar | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Giulio Rosati | The Three Warriors | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Antonietta Brandeis | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2021 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | Study of the Third Siamese Ambassador from Reception of the | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Niels Simonsen | Arab Warrior and his Steed | Sotheby's, Jun 2010 |
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.