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- Estimate
- £80,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $129,124–$193,687
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12100, London · 24 April 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4081701
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876., Halt in the Desert. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2012, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4081701.
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Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876., Halt in the Desert. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2012, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4081701.
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From the same sale L12100 · Apr 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rest in the Syrian Desert | Eugen Bracht | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| bust of Ben Ali-Ben Ladiar | Pietro Calvi | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| L'Atelier de poterie, Tanger | Jean Discart 1856 - 1944 | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| The Perfume Makers | Rudolf Ernst | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Horsemen at a Watering Hole | Adolf Schreyer | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The Scholar | Osman Hamdi Bey | £3,000,000–£5,000,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | Albanian guards in Bursa, Turkey | $170,558 | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | |
| Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | Bedouin and Two Camels in the Desert | Sotheby's, Sep 2012 | ||
| Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | A fakeer at the door of a mosque - Constantinople. 1863. | Koller, Sep 2022 | ||
| Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | A Coffee House, Istanbul | Sotheby's, Jul 2011 | ||
| Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | Seated Arab Merchant at Suez | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| John Constable | View of Dedham Vale from East Bergholt | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | a turkish school in the vicinity of cairo - a study | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | top section from courtyard (hosh) of the house of the coptic | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 |
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