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- Estimate
- £18,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $23,412–$32,517
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century Art / Middle East, London · 30 April 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4738484
- Record
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Salah Abdel Kerim, le hibou (the owl). Sotheby's, 30 Apr 2019, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4738484.
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Salah Abdel Kerim, le hibou (the owl). Sotheby's, 30 Apr 2019, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4738484.
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From the same sale 20th Century Art / Middle East · Apr 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| le 15 aout (15th of august) | Dit] Mayo [antoine Malliarakis | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| portrait | Dit] Mayo [antoine Malliarakis | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| un saut dans la nuit (a leap into the night) | Dit] Mayo [antoine Malliarakis | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| un nuage passe (a cloud passes) | Dit] Mayo [antoine Malliarakis | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| two women | Nuri Iyem | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| single woman | Nuri Iyem | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salah Abdel Kerim | la queue de cheval (the pony tail) | $31,416 | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | |
| Salah Abdel Kerim | Oreste | Bonhams, Jun 2021 | ||
| Salah Abdel Kerim | Two Pigeons | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Salah Abdel Kerim | Owl | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Salah Abdel Kerim | Portrait of Utta | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Inji Efflatoun | Orange Harvest | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Salah Abdel Kerim | Pharaonic Symbol | Bonhams, Jun 2021 | ||
| Salah Abdel Kerim | Still Life | Christie's, Nov 2025 |
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.