Lot 115 · European Paintings including German, Austrian & Central European Paintings and The Orientalist Sale
the chess players
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $98,651–$138,112
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — European Paintings including German, Austrian & Central European Paintings and The Orientalist Sale, London · 30 May 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3767229
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman, the chess players. Sotheby's, 30 May 2008, lot 115. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3767229.
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman, the chess players. Sotheby's, 30 May 2008, lot 115. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3767229.
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From the same sale European Paintings including German, Austrian & Central European Paintings and The Orientalist Sale · May 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not | Giacomo Di Chirico | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| L'ivrogne | Paul Seignac | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| The Molo, Venice | Antonietta Brandeis | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| La Vague | Gustave Courbet | £200,000–£400,000 | |
| Le Grand Canal, Venise | Antoine Bouvard | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Harem Dance | Continental School | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | A Cairo Street | $110,537 | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | |
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | A Kabyle Beauty | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | The Prayer | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Le Jour du Prophete à Blidah, en Algerie | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | After the bath, Cairo | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2022 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Women of Blidah on the Day of the Prophet | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Abu Simbel | Christie's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Off for a Ride, Constantine, Algeria | Christie's, Apr 2015 |
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.