Lot 26 · International Modern & Contemporary Art at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai
Calligrams
Nja Mahdaoui · India ink and gold ink on vellum
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — International Modern & Contemporary Art at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai, Dubai · 24 May 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5680864
- Record
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Nja Mahdaoui, Calligrams. Christie's, 24 May 2006, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5680864.
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From the same sale International Modern & Contemporary Art at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai · May 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ode | SALWA RAOUDA CHOUCAIR (LEBANON, B. 1916) | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | MOHAMMED KACIMI (MOROCCO 1942-2003) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Untitled | FUAD BELLAMINE (MOROCCO, B. 1950) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Allah Nur Al-Samawat | MAHMUD HAMAD (SYRIA, 1923-1988) | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Conviality: The Nile and the Trees | MOHAMMED ABLA (EGYPT, B. 1953) | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Laxmi Chauk | Ijaz ul Hassan (Pakistan, b. 1940) | $8,000–$12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nja Mahdaoui | Untitled | $34,740 | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | |
| Nja Mahdaoui | Calligrams | Christie's, May 2006 | ||
| Paul Guiragossian | Le Trajet | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | Control Room | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Paul Guiragossian | Exode au Crépuscule | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Shafic Abboud | L'Africaine | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Shafic Abboud | untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Shafic Abboud | Fenetre Jaune (The Yellow Window) | Bonhams, Oct 2018 |
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.