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- Estimate
- $250,000–$350,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — European Art, New York · 22 May 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4663106
- Record
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Hugues Merle, Hamlet and Ophelia. Sotheby's, 22 May 2018, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4663106.
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Hugues Merle, Hamlet and Ophelia. Sotheby's, 22 May 2018, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4663106.
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From the same sale European Art · May 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playtime | John Emms | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Racing Home, the China Clippers Chrysolite and Stornoway Almost Neck-… | Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A. | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Nearing Port: The Great Tea Clipper | Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A. | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| The Huckster | Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| La joie des petits | Henry Jules Jean Geoffroy | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Jeunes femmes aux marché | Victor Gabriel Gilbert | $15,000–$20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugues Merle | Maternal Affection | $290,500 | Sotheby's, May 2012 | |
| Hugues Merle | Jeune fille tenant un enfant endormi | Christie's, Oct 2006 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | La Joueuse de Boules | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | A Veiled Beauty | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | Un bain maure, ébauche | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | Baigneuses | Christie's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Hugues Merle | le songe d'hébé ou hébé après la chute | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Hugues Merle | Contes enfantines | Christie's, Apr 2018 |
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.