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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century European Art, New York · 6 November 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4300316
- Record
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Emile Louis Picault, hierogrammate, the pharaoh's scribe. Sotheby's, 6 Nov 2014, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4300316.
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Emile Louis Picault, hierogrammate, the pharaoh's scribe. Sotheby's, 6 Nov 2014, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4300316.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Art · Nov 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| À la campagne | Ludovic Alleaume | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Return from the Capannelle | Giuseppe Gabani | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Biblis | William-adolphe Bouguereau | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Wending Home | — | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Les éléphants du Rajah de Jodhpore | Edwin Lord Weeks | $70,000–$100,000 | |
| Young Girl with Curly Hair | Jules-cyrilles Cavé | $15,000–$20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emile Louis Picault | King Menthuophis | $32,500 | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | |
| Emile Louis Picault | The Pharoah's Gift; and The Queen's Offering | Christie's, May 2018 | ||
| Emile Louis Picault | The Priest and The Scribe | Christie's, May 2018 | ||
| Emile Louis Picault | hierogrammate and pastophore, high priest and scribe | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | ||
| Emile Louis Picault | An Egyptian Scribe | Christie's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Theseus and the Minotaur | Thésée et le Minotaure | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Emile Louis Picault | Circa 1888-1900 | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Emile Louis Picault | The Priest and Priestess | Christie's, Oct 2007 |
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.