Lot 24 · The Orientalist Sale including Works from the Najd Collection
Sketch for In the Bezestein, El Khan Khalil, Cairo
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $41,255–$68,759
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Orientalist Sale including Works from the Najd Collection, London · 30 March 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4912999
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876., Sketch for In the Bezestein, El Khan Khalil, Cairo. Sotheby's, 30 Mar 2021, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4912999.
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Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876., Sketch for In the Bezestein, El Khan Khalil, Cairo. Sotheby's, 30 Mar 2021, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4912999.
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|---|---|---|---|
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