Portrait of a Rajah — Hugo Vilfred Pedersen (Danish, 1870-1959)

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Estimate: £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,026–$6,710
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Sale: Bonhams — Islamic and Indian Art, London, New Bond Street · 22 May 2025
Record ID: TB-2026-145892
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hugo Vilfred Pedersen, Portrait of a Rajah. Bonhams, 22 May 2025, lot 240. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-145892.

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Hugo Vilfred Pedersen, Portrait of a Rajah. Bonhams, 22 May 2025, lot 240. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-145892.

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From the same sale Islamic and Indian Art · May 2025

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Persia or Mesopotamia, 11th-12th Century	Two Conjoined Leaves From A Qur'an Written In Eastern Kufic Script	£6,000–£8,000
Andalusia, late 12th-early 13th Century	A Leaf From A Dispersed Manuscript Of The Qur'an Written In Maghribi Script On Pink Paper	£4,000–£6,000
Arabian Peninsula, possibly Hejaz, completed on Friday, 26 days after…	A Rare Qur'an In 30 Juz', Copied By Ahmad 'amir Zayd Al-shafi'i	£15,000–£20,000
Ottoman Turkey, 17th Century (3)	Three Illuminated Leaves From An Album Containing Hadiths Of The Prophet	£1,500–£2,000
Qajar Persia, dated Rajab 1328/July-August 1910	Nizami, Makhzan Al-asrar, The First Book Of The Khamsa, Copied By Fazlullah, Son Of The Deceased Mirza Fazlullah, The Calligrapher	£2,000–£3,000
Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 995/AD 1586-87	Pir Muhammad Ibn Piri Ahmad Bin Khalil, Kitab Anis Al-'arifin, On Poetry	£5,000–£7,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Hugo Vilfred Pedersen	Untitled (Almsman)	$5,173	Bonhams, Jun 2026
Hugo Vilfred Pedersen	A Singapore musician		Bonhams, Oct 2020
Hugo Vilfred Pedersen	A Sikh man, perhaps a storyteller		Bonhams, Nov 2025
Hugo Vilfred Pedersen	Portrait d'indienne avec amphore sans cadre unframed		Bonhams, Nov 2024
Hugo Vilfred Pedersen	Portrait de sage		Bonhams, Nov 2025
Hugo Vilfred Pedersen	Untitled (Girl)		Bonhams, Dec 2025
French School, 19th Century	[no title recorded]		Dorotheum, Dec 2021
Hugo Vilfred Pedersen	Portrait of a Rajah		Bonhams, Dec 2025

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