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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $80,900–$107,866
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Orientalist Sale, London · 21 April 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4350080
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rudolf Ernst, At the Well. Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2015, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4350080.
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Rudolf Ernst, At the Well. Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2015, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4350080.
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From the same sale The Orientalist Sale · Apr 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preparing for Battle (Possibly Abd-el-Kader and his Troops) | François-emile De Lansac | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| An Egyptian Girl | Leopold Carl Müller | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The Night Hunter | Etienne Dinet | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| The Pottery Seller | Leopold Alphons Mielich | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| The Sewing Lesson | Frederick Arthur Bridgman | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| A Lady of Smyrna | Eugène Verdyen | £15,000–£20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Ernst | The palace guard (Awaiting an audience) 24 1/8 x 19 3/8in (6 | $225,075 | Bonhams, Apr 2019 | |
| Rudolf Ernst | The Perfume Makers | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | The Hammam | Sotheby's, May 2013 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | a new dawn | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | The farrier | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | The Wool Spinners | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | Sweet Lullaby | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | The sultan's favourite | Christie's, Jul 2009 |
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.