Lot 127 · 19th Century European Paintings Including German, Austrian and Central European Paintings, The Orientalist Sale, Spanish Painting and the Scandinavian Sale
the road to the pyramids
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,796–$11,728
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century European Paintings Including German, Austrian and Central European Paintings, The Orientalist Sale, Spanish Painting and the Scandinavian Sale, London · 2 June 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3929678
- Record
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David Bates, the road to the pyramids. Sotheby's, 2 Jun 2010, lot 127. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3929678.
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David Bates, the road to the pyramids. Sotheby's, 2 Jun 2010, lot 127. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3929678.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Paintings Including German, Austrian and Central European Paintings, The Orientalist Sale, Spanish Painting and the Scandinavian Sale · Jun 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Hill, Krakow | Julian Falat | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Looking out to Sea | William Edward Norton | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Serenade | Vincent G. Stiepevich | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| The Doge's Palace and the Campanile, Venice | Antonietta Brandeis | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Orka, Wiosna (Ploughing, Spring) | Wlodzimierz Tetmayer | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Højbro Plads, Copenhagen | Paul Fischer | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bates | Bar-B-Q (Friday Catfish) | $9,375 | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2020 | |
| David Bates | Sharkline II | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2026 | ||
| David Bates | A Corner of a Market Place, Cairo; and Arabs in a Courtyard | Christie's, Jul 2017 | ||
| David Bates | Sunflowers and Thistles I , 1999 | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2021 | ||
| David Bates | david bates | crawfisherman | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| David Bates | Golden Beets & Asparagus , 1991 | Freeman's | Hindman, Feb 2025 | ||
| David Bates | Man with Birds | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2024 | ||
| David Bates | children by a stream | Sotheby's, Nov 2004 |
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.