Lot 58 · The Silk Road: Orientalist Paintings and Furniture from a Belgravia Residence
Dolce far niente
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- Estimate
- £500,000–£700,000 hammer ≈ $612,981–$858,173
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Silk Road: Orientalist Paintings and Furniture from a Belgravia Residence, London · 9 November 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5167615
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Jean Joseph Benjamin-constant, Dolce far niente. Sotheby's, 9 Nov 2023, lot 58. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5167615.
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Jean Joseph Benjamin-constant, Dolce far niente. Sotheby's, 9 Nov 2023, lot 58. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5167615.
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From the same sale The Silk Road: Orientalist Paintings and Furniture from a Belgravia Residence · Nov 2023
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|---|---|---|---|
| A Louis XV gilt-bronze cartel clock and matching barometer, Julien Le… | — | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and white marble athéniennes, l… | — | £6,000–£9,000 | |
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| A Chinese soapstone figure of a Guanyin, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century | — | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| In the Souk and By the Gate, Cairo: a pair | Arthur Trevor Haddon | £6,000–£8,000 |
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