Lot 21 · 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist and Spanish Art
The Egyptian Fortune Teller
Rudolf Ernst · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $80,900–$107,866
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist and Spanish Art, London · 14 June 2006
- Dimensions
- 25½ x 21 in. (64.8 x 53.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5670155
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5670155 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5670155
Rudolf Ernst, The Egyptian Fortune Teller. Christie's, 14 Jun 2006, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5670155.
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Rudolf Ernst, The Egyptian Fortune Teller. Christie's, 14 Jun 2006, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5670155.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulle alture di Scutare (On the hills of Uskudar) | Fausto Zonaro | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| Dal venditore di tè (il maniscalco) | Alberto Pasini | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| The ambush | Hermann David Salomon Corrodi | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Moor in a headdress | José Tapiro Y Baro | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| L'après-midi oriental | Jean-baptiste Huysmans 1826-1906 | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The slave market | Fabio Fabbi | £30,000–£50,000 |
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 Musicians | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | The farrier | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | A tiger hunt | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | Sweet Lullaby | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | A Captive Tiger | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | The manicure | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Rudolf Ernst | The Fortune Teller | 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.