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- Estimate
- £30,000–£40,000 hammer ≈ $38,796–$51,728
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century Art / Middle East, London · 22 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4778056
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hamed Owais, hamed owais | the first step. Sotheby's, 22 Oct 2019, lot 77. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4778056.
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Hamed Owais, hamed owais | the first step. Sotheby's, 22 Oct 2019, lot 77. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4778056.
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From the same sale 20th Century Art / Middle East · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafic Abboud | Untitled | Shafic Abboud | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| abdulrahman al soliman | sails | Abdulrahman Al Soliman | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| paul guiragossian | les fugitifs and sollicitude | Paul Guiragossian | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| thuraya al-baqsami | alem | Thuraya Al-baqsami | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| abdulsattar al mussa | fishermen | — | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| seta manoukian | untitled | Seta Manoukian | £10,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Guiragossian | Translucide | $47,261 | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | |
| Dia Azzawi | Shakl Ihtifali (Celebration Form) | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Manoucher Yektai | Untitled | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Paul Guiragossian | Embrassement | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Hamed Owais | al hod hod (the hopooe bird) | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Dia Azzawi | Summer Nights | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Dia Azzawi | Iraqi Poem | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Paul Guiragossian | famille en attente (family waiting) | Sotheby'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.