Lot 87 · Sotheby's L03622
a sheikh's tomb in the desert; arabs in the desert; boats by the edge of the nile
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,504–$3,339
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L03622 · 15 October 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2996712
- Record
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Augustus Osborne Lamplough, a sheikh's tomb in the desert; arabs in the desert; boats by the edge of the nile. Sotheby's, 15 Oct 2003, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2996712.
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Augustus Osborne Lamplough, a sheikh's tomb in the desert; arabs in the desert; boats by the edge of the nile. Sotheby's, 15 Oct 2003, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2996712.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L03622 · Oct 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murtadh ibn al-Khalif. | — | £400–£600 | |
| Omar Khayyam. | — | £500–£700 | |
| Al-Shidyaq, Ahmad Faris. | — | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Russell, Alexander. | — | £400–£600 | |
| Rutter, Eldon. | — | £500–£700 | |
| Ives, Edward. | — | £700–£1,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustus Osborne Lamplough | Camels and riders collecting water | $3,078 | Christie's, May 2016 | |
| Augustus Osborne Lamplough | Arabs crossing the desert with a camel | Christie's, Sep 2015 | ||
| Augustus Osborne Lamplough | Ruins at Karnak | Freeman's | Hindman, Jul 2025 | ||
| Augustus Osborne Lamplough | On the Nile | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2025 | ||
| Augustus Osborne Lamplough | The Collosi at Thebes, The Nile in Flood | Christie's, Jun 2018 | ||
| Augustus Osborne Lamplough | The Colossi of Memnon , 1925 | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2025 | ||
| Augustus Osborne Lamplough | Creeping shadows | Christie's, Jan 2016 | ||
| Augustus Osborne Lamplough | Philae | Christie's, Jan 2016 |
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.