Lot 122 · European Paintings including The Orientalist Sale, Symbolism and the Poetic Vision and Spanish Painting
desdemone se couchant (desdemona)
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- Estimate
- £150,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $228,344–$380,573
- 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-2026-3810485
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Théodore Chassériau, desdemone se couchant (desdemona). Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2008, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3810485.
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Théodore Chassériau, desdemone se couchant (desdemona). Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2008, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3810485.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Théodore Chassériau | Bouquet de fleurs | $163,723 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | |
| Théodore Chassériau | portrait of comte oscar de ranchicourt leaving for the hunt; | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Memory of Saint-Ouen, Cow at the Pond (Souvenir de Saint-Oue | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Théodore Chassériau | Les deux femmes juives | Sotheby's, May 2008 | ||
| Théodore Chassériau | tete de jeune algerienne juive | Sotheby's, Jun 2009 | ||
| François Boucher | A seminude woman seated among reeds | Christie's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Souvenir de Voisinlieu | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Théodore Chassériau | Portrait of Baron Claude-François Méneval | Christie's, Jan 2016 |
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.