Lot 75 · 19th Century European Paintings Including German, Austrian and Central European Paintings, The Orientalist Sale, Spanish Painting and the Scandinavian Sale
Carpet Merchant in Pompeii
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $21,989–$29,319
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century European Paintings Including German, Austrian and Central European Paintings, The Orientalist Sale, Spanish Painting and the Scandinavian Sale, London · 2 June 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3929614
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ettore Forti, Carpet Merchant in Pompeii. Sotheby's, 2 Jun 2010, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3929614.
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Ettore Forti, Carpet Merchant in Pompeii. Sotheby's, 2 Jun 2010, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3929614.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Paintings Including German, Austrian and Central European Paintings, The Orientalist Sale, Spanish Painting and the Scandinavian Sale · Jun 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Hill, Krakow | Julian Falat | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Looking out to Sea | William Edward Norton | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Serenade | Vincent G. Stiepevich | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| The Doge's Palace and the Campanile, Venice | Antonietta Brandeis | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Orka, Wiosna (Ploughing, Spring) | Wlodzimierz Tetmayer | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Højbro Plads, Copenhagen | Paul Fischer | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ettore Forti | Il mercante di tappeti each 44 x 56cm (17 5/16 x 22 1/16in) | $25,215 | Bonhams, Jun 2020 | |
| Ettore Forti | The Road to Pompei | Sotheby's, Mar 2009 | ||
| Ettore Forti | The antique dealer 23 1/2 x 38 3/4in (59.7 x 98.4cm) | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Ettore Forti | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2021 | ||
| Antonietta Brandeis | The Castel San Angelo and the Tiber, Rome | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Edouard Henri Léon Cortès | Bouquinistes au Bord de la Seine en Automne | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Woman of Algiers on a Veranda | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Ettore Forti | The Carpet Seller | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 |
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.