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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $83,560–$116,984
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Orientalist Sale, London · 8 April 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4253589
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rudolf Weisse, The Palace Guard. Sotheby's, 8 Apr 2014, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4253589.
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Rudolf Weisse, The Palace Guard. Sotheby's, 8 Apr 2014, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4253589.
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From the same sale The Orientalist Sale · Apr 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatima di Smirne | Ippolito Caffi | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| On the Road to Jerusalem | Hermann Corrodi | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Hagia Sophia, Istanbul | Sevket Dag | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| At the Tophane Fountain, Constantinople | Amadeo Preziosi 1816 - 1882 | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| The Palace Guard | Stanislaw Chlebowski | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Jeunes filles à leur toilette | Etienne Dinet | £250,000–£350,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Weisse | The Dice Players | $335,075 | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 | |
| Jean-léon Gérome | Un bain maure, ébauche | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | The palace guard (Awaiting an audience) 24 1/8 x 19 3/8in (6 | Bonhams, Apr 2019 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | Corinth | Sotheby's, Dec 2016 | ||
| Rudolf Weisse | the arms merchant presenting his wares | Sotheby's, May 2011 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | The Perfume Makers | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | A Precious Jewel | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Eugène Fromentin | Audience chez un Khalifat, Sahara | Bonhams, Oct 2021 |
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.