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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $25,816–$38,724
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, London, New Bond Street · 24 October 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-934647
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ismael Al-sheikhly, Watermelon Sellers. Bonhams, 24 Oct 2018, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-934647.
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Ismael Al-sheikhly, Watermelon Sellers. Bonhams, 24 Oct 2018, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-934647.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art · Oct 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Horse and the Dancers | Hamed Nada | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Warhorse | Fouad Kamel | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| The Demon | Fouad Kamel | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Nun-Shin | Maher Raief | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Hurrufiya | Jamil Hamoudi | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Arabesques I | Madiha Omar | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismael Al-sheikhly | Watermelon Sellers | $68,500 | Christie's, Oct 2008 | |
| Charles Hossein Zenderoudi | Lage + Kou | Christie's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Charles Hossein Zenderoudi | O+sfr+o, 1973 | Finarte, Jul 2025 | ||
| Shafic Abboud | Troisième Chambre Verticale | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Shafic Abboud | Les Cafés engloutis n°2 | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Ismael Al-sheikhly | Women of Baghdad | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Dia Azzawi | Iraqi Poem | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Omar El-nagdi | Acqua Della Vita (The Water of Life) | Bonhams, Nov 2025 |
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.