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- Estimate
- £120,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $161,799–$242,699
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Greek Sale, London · 17 May 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3924983
- Record
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Constantinos Volanakis, Fire Fishing. Sotheby's, 17 May 2010, lot 98. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3924983.
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Constantinos Volanakis, Fire Fishing. Sotheby's, 17 May 2010, lot 98. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3924983.
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From the same sale The Greek Sale · May 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Tree | Yiannis Kottis | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Bird in the Branches | Thanos Tsingos | £12,000–£15,000 | |
| Erotic Couple | Alecos Kontopoulos | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Abstract | Thanos Tsingos | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Terra | Nikos Kessanlis | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Je Suis Là (I Am Here) | Alecos Fassianos | £25,000–£35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constantinos Volanakis | Sunset over a Greek Port | $180,190 | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 | |
| Constantinos Volanakis | On Calm Waters | Sotheby's, May 2010 | ||
| Constantinos Volanakis | The Battle of Trafalgar | Sotheby's, Jun 2012 | ||
| Constantinos Volanakis | burning of a turkish flagship | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Constantinos Volanakis | Fishing Boat on Choppy Waters | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Constantinos Volanakis | Constantinos Volanakis (Greek, 1837-1907) ((2)) | Bonhams, May 2023 | ||
| Constantinos Volanakis | the departure | Sotheby's, May 2011 | ||
| Constantinos Volanakis | sailing vessels by moonlight | Sotheby's, Apr 2008 |
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.