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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $41,405–$69,009
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Orientalist Sale, London · 26 October 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4970194
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Ballesio, The Carpet Merchant. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2021, lot 42. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4970194.
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Francesco Ballesio, The Carpet Merchant. Sotheby's, 26 Oct 2021, lot 42. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4970194.
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From the same sale The Orientalist Sale · Oct 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedouin Riders | Otto Von Faber Du Faur | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Prayer in the Mosque, Cairo | Frederick Arthur Bridgman | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| The Gorge at Suk Wady Barada, Lebanon | Edward Lear | £14,000–£18,000 | |
| The Musicians | Rudolf Ernst | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| At Prayer | Jean-léon Gérome | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Inspecting the Sword | Addison Thomas Millar | £15,000–£20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Ballesio | Reflection | $52,334 | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | |
| Francesco Ballesio | odalisque | Sotheby's, May 2008 | ||
| Adolf Schreyer | Arabian horseman | Bonhams, Oct 2017 | ||
| Frederick Arthur Bridgman | An Egyptian Procession | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Francesco Ballesio | a reflection of harem beauty | Sotheby's, Oct 2006 | ||
| Francesco Ballesio | The carpet seller | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Adolf Schreyer | The watering hole | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Francesco Ballesio | Pottery for sale | Sotheby's, Jan 2008 |
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.