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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $18,534–$24,713
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Orientalist Sale, London · 7 April 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4817375
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles Théodore Frère, charles-théodore frère | the sphinx. Sotheby's, 7 Apr 2020, lot 42. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4817375.
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Charles Théodore Frère, charles-théodore frère | the sphinx. Sotheby's, 7 Apr 2020, lot 42. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4817375.
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From the same sale The Orientalist Sale · Apr 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| jules laurens | tehran, from the qazvin road | Jules Laurens | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| ernst koerner | the temple of karnak | Ernst Körner | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| charles-théodore frère | the temple of philae | Charles Théodore Frère | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| hermann corrodi | evening on the banks of the nile | Hermann Corrodi | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| charles wilda | the guard | Charles Wilda | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| charles théodore frère | caravan in the desert | Charles Théodore Frère | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Théodore Frère | charles théodore frère | desert encampment | $22,148 | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | |
| Charles Théodore Frère | Au Cairo | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Charles Théodore Frère | Ruins of Luxor | Christie's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Charles Théodore Frère | Outside the city | Christie's, Jul 2017 | ||
| Charles Théodore Frère | Arrival of a Caravan outside Cairo | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Charles Théodore Frère | An Afternoon’s Entertainment | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Charles Théodore Frère | The Halt of the Caravan | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Charles Théodore Frère | 1814-1888 (French) | Matsart, Mar 2016 |
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.