Lot 356 · Russian Pictures Including Post-War and Contemporary Art Part II
A market scene in Constantinople, with the Hagia Sophia beyond
Ivan Aivazovsky · oil on canvas, oval
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- Estimate
- £200,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $305,937–$382,421
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Russian Pictures Including Post-War and Contemporary Art Part II, London · 26 November 2008
- Dimensions
- 25¾ x 22½ in. (65.4 x 57.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5411056
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ivan Aivazovsky, A market scene in Constantinople, with the Hagia Sophia beyond. Christie's, 26 Nov 2008, lot 356. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5411056.
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Ivan Aivazovsky, A market scene in Constantinople, with the Hagia Sophia beyond. Christie's, 26 Nov 2008, lot 356. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5411056.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Black Gobi | Nikolai Roerich (1874-1947) | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| A street in Minusinsk; View in Tomsk; Tartar street Semipalatinsk; Ty… | George Albert Frost | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Sennaia Square, St Petersburg | Aleksandr Briullov (1798-1877) | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Vue du Kremlin et de ses environs a Moscou; and Vûe du Kremlin à Mosc… | After Guerard de la Barthe | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| An arched bough in a garden; and Benches overlooking the coast | Albert Benois (1852-1936) | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A troika leaving the farmstead | Circle of Nikolai Samokish | £2,000–£3,000 |
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