Lot 22 · Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art: Online
The Mountain and the Desert
Gazbia Sirry · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $67,416–$94,383
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art: Online, London · 6 June 2006
- Dimensions
- in. (55 x 99cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3069715
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3069715 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3069715
Gazbia Sirry, The Mountain and the Desert. Christie's, 6 Jun 2006, lot 22. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3069715.
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Gazbia Sirry, The Mountain and the Desert. Christie's, 6 Jun 2006, lot 22. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3069715.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art: Online · Jun 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Rapids | Samia Halaby | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Untitled (Wadi Qannoubine series) | Saliba Douaihy | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| AUCTION CATALOGUES -- [A collection of 13 early 19th-century Christie… | AUCTION CATALOGUES -- [A collection of 13 early 19th-century Christie's sale catalogues, primarily Italian, French, Dutch, and English Old Master Pictures. London: Christie and Christie and Manson, 1802-1834.] 4° (c.260 x c.205mm). Stitched or in sheets (some disbound or with detached leaves, wear to extremities, some folded, occasional spotting or soiling, one with large chip not affecting text). Provenance : occasional marginalia including prices realized; one catalogue signed 'Mr. Hill 6 Greek St.' | £400–£600 | |
| AUCTION CATALOGUES -- [A collection of 11 early 19th-century sale cat… | AUCTION CATALOGUES -- [A collection of 11 early 19th-century sale catalogues, primarily Italian, French, Dutch, and English Old Master Pictures, auctioned by Phillips, Stanley, and others. London: various publishers, 1810-1834.] 4° (c.250 x c.210mm). Stitched or in sheets (some disbound or with detached leaves, wear to extremities, occasional spotting or soiling, one with large chip affecting some text). Provenance : occasional marginalia including prices realized; one catalogue signed 'Mr. Hill 6 Greek St.' | £400–£600 | |
| Untitled | ABDUL HALIM RADWI (1939, MECCA - 2006, JEDDAH) | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| Yek + Hass | Charles Hossein Zenderoudi | £35,000–£55,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazbia Sirry | Untitled | $79,292 | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | |
| Gazbia Sirry | Untitled (Abstract) | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Gazbia Sirry | Untitled (from the Desert Series) | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Gazbia Sirry | The Garden | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Gazbia Sirry | Ghalb Al-Madina (Heart of the City) | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Gazbia Sirry | The Village | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Gazbia Sirry | gazbia sirry | houses on the nile | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Gazbia Sirry | Martyr | Christie's, Oct 2007 |
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.