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Lot 159 · 19th Century European Art

An Egyptian Priest; and An Egyptian Scribe

Emile Louis Picault

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Estimate
$60,000–$80,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — 19th Century European Art , New York · 14 November 2001
Record ID
TB-2026-5988917
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Emile Louis Picault, An Egyptian Priest; and An Egyptian Scribe. Christie's, 14 Nov 2001, lot 159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5988917.

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From the same sale 19th Century European Art · Nov 2001

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Fishing Boats on a River by a Village Eugene Vermeulen (Dutch, Early 19th Century) $10,000–$15,000
Kittens at Play Cornelius Raaphorst (Dutch, 1875-1954) $15,000–$20,000
Pastoral Scene Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (Belgian, 1799-1881) and Alexander-Joseph Daiwalle (Dutch, 1818-1888) $30,000–$40,000
Ludvig Dahl's Children playing in Kongens Have Park with King Christi… Helmuth-Emanuel-Edwin-Bernhard Dirckinck-Holmfeld (Danish, 1835-1912) $30,000–$40,000
A Beauty holding a Flower Basket Jozef Kopf (Austrian, 1873-1953) $18,000–$25,000
A Square in Warsaw in Winter; and A Carriage Ride in the Old Town, Warsaw Wadislaw T. Chmielinski (Polish, b. 1895) $10,000–$15,000

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Emile Louis Picault The Priest; The Scribe $72,000 Christie's, Oct 2006
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Emile Louis Picault The Pharoah's Gift; and The Queen's Offering Christie's, May 2018
Mathurin Moreau La Source (The Source) Sotheby's, Jul 2024

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