Lot 34 · Orientalist Art
A bustling market place at the city wall, Tangiers
Alfred Wordsworth Thompson · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,623–$15,935
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Orientalist Art, London · 18 November 2020
- Dimensions
- 19 1/8 x 32 in. (48.5 x 81.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3591813
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alfred Wordsworth Thompson, A bustling market place at the city wall, Tangiers. Christie's, 18 Nov 2020, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3591813.
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Alfred Wordsworth Thompson, A bustling market place at the city wall, Tangiers. Christie's, 18 Nov 2020, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3591813.
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| The narghile Smoker | Rudolf Ernst | £60,000–£80,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Wordsworth Thompson | A Political Consultation | $7,500 | Christie's, Jan 2022 | |
| Alfred Wordsworth Thompson | The Port of Algiers | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Alfred Thompson Bricher | Crashing Waves along the Shoreline | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2023 | ||
| Edward Moran | Newcastle on the Delaware 20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm.) | Bonhams, Aug 2026 | ||
| Gustavo Simoni | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2021 | ||
| Alfred Thompson Bricher | On Brigantine Beach | Christie's, Jan 2022 | ||
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