Lot 215 · Nineteenth Century European Art Including Russian Pictures
Before the Sphinx and the Pyramids at Giza; and Sunset before the Pyramids
Robert Murdoch Wright (British, exh. 1889-1962) · watercolour and bodycolour on paper
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,981–$3,975
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Nineteenth Century European Art Including Russian Pictures, London (South Kensington) · 24 May 2007
- Dimensions
- 9¼ x 19¾ in. (23.3 x 50.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5556561
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Murdoch Wright (British, exh. 1889-1962), Before the Sphinx and the Pyramids at Giza; and Sunset before the Pyramids. Christie's, 24 May 2007, lot 215. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5556561.
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Robert Murdoch Wright (British, exh. 1889-1962), Before the Sphinx and the Pyramids at Giza; and Sunset before the Pyramids. Christie's, 24 May 2007, lot 215. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5556561.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profile of a Jewish gentleman | M. von Mierka (circa 1905) | £1,000–£2,000 | |
| Hussars befriending the locals | Manner of Bogdan Gotfrid Pavlovich Villeval'de (Russian, 1818-1903) | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| The encounter by the wood | Ivan Ivanoff (Russian, 19th/20th Century) | £1,000–£2,000 | |
| A Tyrolean man | Josef Büche | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Summer blooms in a classical urn | Franz Xaver Pieler | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Ski chalets at dusk | Alois Arnegger | £1,200–£1,500 |