Lot 5 · European Paintings including The Orientalist Sale, Symbolism and the Poetic Vision and Spanish Painting
The Street Musicians, Cairo
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $45,669–$76,115
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — European Paintings including The Orientalist Sale, Symbolism and the Poetic Vision and Spanish Painting, London · 12 November 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3809996
- Record
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Rudolf Weisse, The Street Musicians, Cairo. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2008, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3809996.
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Rudolf Weisse, The Street Musicians, Cairo. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2008, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3809996.
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From the same sale European Paintings including The Orientalist Sale, Symbolism and the Poetic Vision and Spanish Painting · Nov 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Era (The Harvest) | Benjamin Palencia | £35,000–£45,000 | |
| Descente de croix | Maurice Denis | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| La priere du soir a Tanger | Jean Lecomte Du Nouy | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Sierra de Ronda | Agustín Redondela | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Pornokrates | Felicien Rops | €100,000–€150,000 | |
| Landscape with Pines | Hans Emmenegger | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Weisse | The Carpet Merchant | $49,903 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | |
| Rudolf Weisse | The Guard | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | A Refreshing Drink | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Rudolf Weisse | Outside a Coffee House | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | Caravan passing an oasis | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Arab Women on a Rooftop, Algiers Beyond | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | L'étang sacré | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | Prayer in the mosque | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2025 |
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.