Lot 77 · 19th Century European Art, including Spanish and Orientalist Art
A sultan with a tiger
Rudolf Ernst · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- £150,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $299,933–$499,889
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 19th Century European Art, including Spanish and Orientalist Art , London · 26 June 2007
- Dimensions
- 39½ x 31¼ in. (100.4 x 80 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5544448
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rudolf Ernst, A sultan with a tiger. Christie's, 26 Jun 2007, lot 77. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5544448.
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Rudolf Ernst, A sultan with a tiger. Christie's, 26 Jun 2007, lot 77. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5544448.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Art, including Spanish and Orientalist Art · Jun 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferme dans les Landes (la maison du garde) | Théodore Rousseau | £150,000–£250,000 | |
| Tocando la guitarra (Playing the guitar) | Lluís Graner i Arrufi (Spanish, 1863-1929) | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Descanso (A rest from the sun) | Gonzalo Bilbao Martínez | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Descanso en la plaza de toros (Matadors resting) | José María Uría y Uría (Spanish, 1861 - 1969) | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Puerto de Valencia (Port of Valencia) | Joaquín Sorolla Y Bastida | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| La playa de Valencia (The beach, Valencia) | José Navarro Lloréns | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Ernst | Prayers at Sunrise | $565,700 | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 | |
| Rudolf Ernst | In the Mosque | Christie's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | Outside the Mosque | Sotheby's, Apr 2010 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | rudolf ernst | the dozing guard | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | By the entrance | Christie's, Nov 2009 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | La Charité chez les derviches à Scutari | Christie's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | a new dawn | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | Leaving the mosque | Sotheby's, May 2011 |
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.