Lot 28 · International Modern & Contemporary Art at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai
Orbits of Praise
Ahmed Moustafa · oil and watercolour on handmade paper
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- Estimate
- $100,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — International Modern & Contemporary Art at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai, Dubai · 24 May 2006
- Dimensions
- 76 3/8 x 62¼in. (194 x 158cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5680866
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ahmed Moustafa, Orbits of Praise. Christie's, 24 May 2006, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5680866.
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Ahmed Moustafa, Orbits of Praise. Christie's, 24 May 2006, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5680866.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Moustafa | Meditation on Themes from Surah Ya' Sin | $207,495 | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | |
| Ahmed Moustafa | Where The Two Oceans Meet (Variant No 3) | Christie's, May 2006 | ||
| Charles Hossein Zenderoudi | Zamin Larzeh | Bonhams, Jun 2021 | ||
| Ahmed Moustafa | Al-Bayt al-Ma'muur (Landscape of the Long-Enduring House of | Christie's, Feb 2007 | ||
| Ahmed Moustafa | Interior in the Exterior | Sotheby's, Dec 2010 | ||
| Louay Kayyali | Fisherboy | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Ahmed Moustafa | The Attributes of Divine Perfection 161.5 x 56 x 56 cm | Bonhams, Oct 2018 | ||
| Dia Azzawi | From the South: Siesta | Bonhams, Nov 2021 |
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.