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- Estimate
- $700,000–$900,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Hurouf: The Art of the Word, Doha · 16 December 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3978270
- Record
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Ahmed Moustafa, The Night Journey and Ascension. Sotheby's, 16 Dec 2010, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3978270.
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Ahmed Moustafa, The Night Journey and Ascension. Sotheby's, 16 Dec 2010, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3978270.
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From the same sale Hurouf: The Art of the Word · Dec 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baraka | Samir Sayegh | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| A Large Calligraphic Panel | — | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Earth 1 | Khaled Ai-saaï | $12,000–$15,000 | |
| The conference of the birds | Mohamed El Baz | $18,000–$22,000 | |
| A Large Calligraphic Panel | — | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Love | Charles Hossein Zenderoudi | $50,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Moustafa | Rembrance and Gratitude | $662,500 | Christie's, Oct 2009 | |
| Louay Kayyali | Then What ?? | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Ahmed Moustafa | Interior in the Exterior | Sotheby's, Dec 2010 | ||
| Ahmed Moustafa | Qur'anic Polyptych of Nine Panels | Christie's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Ahmed Moustafa | Exacavation from the Twentieth Century | Christie's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Ahmed Moustafa | Where The Two Oceans Meet (Variant No 3) | Christie's, May 2006 | ||
| Charles Hossein Zenderoudi | Saiee Cetareha | Christie's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Louay Kayyali | Fisherboy | Bonhams, Jun 2024 |
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.