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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $81,280–$113,793
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Orientalist Art, London · 9 July 2009
- Dimensions
- 18 x 13 in. (46 x 33 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5300767
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rudolf Ernst, The sultan's favourite. Christie's, 9 Jul 2009, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300767.
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Rudolf Ernst, The sultan's favourite. Christie's, 9 Jul 2009, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300767.
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From the same sale Orientalist Art · Jul 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merchants in a North African market | Franz Xavier Kosler | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| An Arab warrior | Italian School, 17th Century | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The Pasha's entertainment | Paul-marie Lenoir | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| A desert encampment | Giulio Rosati | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Greeting the bride | Rudolf Ernst | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| The Arab guard | Luigi De Servi | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Ernst | rudolf ernst | outside the mosque | $174,020 | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | |
| Rudolf Ernst | The farrier | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | A tiger hunt | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | The Musicians | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | The manicure | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | Sweet Lullaby | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | A Still life with Moroccan Objects | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | A Captive Tiger | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 |
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.