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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,697–$4,045
- Result
- upcoming — 21 May 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, London, New Bond Street · 21 May 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-145587
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-145587 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-145587
Aref Al Rayess, The Dawn of War. Bonhams, 21 May 2025, lot 13. estimate £2,000–£3,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-145587.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
72% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,681 held-out lots the model scored about 72%, 71% sold.
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Aref Al Rayess, The Dawn of War. Bonhams, 21 May 2025, lot 13. estimate £2,000–£3,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-145587.
From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art · May 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Khaled Al-rahhal | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Earthwork | Marcos Grigorian | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Wrestlers (Pahlavans) | Sirak Melkonian | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Leda | Alfred Basbous | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Untitled | Naseer Chaura | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Full Moon | Kadhim Hayder | £14,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aref Al Rayess | Abstract | $4,107 | Bonhams, Nov 2019 | |
| Omar El-nagdi | Man & Animal | Bonhams, Aug 2021 | ||
| Aref Al Rayess | Composizione astratta | Bonhams, Feb 2021 | ||
| Aref Al Rayess | The Pigeon | Bonhams, Jan 2023 | ||
| Kadhim Hayder | Studies for the "Epic of the Martyr" series | Bonhams, Jan 2023 | ||
| Omar El-nagdi | The Flute Player | Bonhams, Feb 2022 | ||
| Omar El-nagdi | Village Scene | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Fateh Moudarres | Landscape | Bonhams, Jun 2019 |
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.