Lot 27 · European Paintings including The Orientalist Sale, Symbolism and the Poetic Vision and Spanish Painting
Water Carriers by the Nile
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $30,446–$45,669
- 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-2026-3810472
- Record
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman, Water Carriers by the Nile. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2008, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3810472.
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman, Water Carriers by the Nile. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2008, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3810472.
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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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Odalisque | $29,299 | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | |
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| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Abdallah | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Gathering Rhododendrons | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Young Man in a Turban | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | An Egyptian Procession | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | The appraisal 10 1/2 x 13 1/2in (26.7 x 34.3cm) | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | an egyptian priest | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 |
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