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Fine Orientalist Art achieves 78% sale at Bonhams in Dubai
http://www.bonhams.com/dubai
UAE remains a strong market for fine art
Dubai, UAE: Bonhams, the UK-headquartered international fine art auction house established since 1793, achieved an encouraging 78% sale of rare Orientalist Paintings and Works of Art – the first of its kind in the region – at an auction on 11 May in Dubai at The One & Only Royal Mirage hotel.
Having achieved US$ 2.25 million in sale, the most expensive sale of the night was the US$ 826,000 achieved for lot 28, the exceptional Rudolph Swoboda painting ‘The Carpet Seller’, a highly evocative image of bartering at the streets of Cairo, painted in 1895 at the peak of the artist’s powers.
Giles Peppiatt, Director of Bonhams’ Orientalist Picture department commented after the sale: “It was enormously gratifying to have these works greeted with such enthusiasm in this region. The majority was bought by private collectors from the Middle East who outbid strong international competition.
“From the works of art, the continued attraction of antique Islamic edged weapons was in evidence with a price of US$ 38,400 for lot 36, the jewelled encrusted jambiya, almost eight-times its original pre-sale estimate.”
Among the lot was a contemporary painting by Yusuf Arakkal titled ‘The Lazy Afternoon’ that fetched US$ 18,000.00 which was completely donated by Bonhams to the Children’s Hope Foundation, a humanitarian organisation working towards the welfare of underprivileged children across the world.
Matthew Girling, Chief Executive of Bonhams Dubai commented: “This was our third sale in Dubai and the first of its kind. We are committed to expanding and growing the art market in the UAE and it was encouraging to have a different type of sale received in such a positive and enthusiastic fashion.
“As the art market develops in the region we very much hope to be offering a more varied selection of art works to meet local collectors’ demands in the future. The sale demonstrated the underlying strength of the art market in the UAE despite the current economic challenges.”
Bonhams’ Orientalist Art Auction Top Ten:
Lot 28
Rudolph Swoboda (II) (Austrian, 1859-1914)
The Carpet Seller
US$ 826,400.00
Lot 63
Edwin Lord Weeks (American, 1849-1903)
A Game of Chess
US$ 468,000.00
Lot 66
Ludwig Deutsch (Austrian, 1855-1935)
At the door of the Mosque
US$ 276,000.00
Lot 21
Giulio Rosati (Italian, 1858-1893)
The Backgammon Players
US$ 102,000.00
Lot 53
Jean Francois Portaels (Belgian, 1818-1895)
Contemplation
US$ 90,000.00
Lot 58
Ferdinand Max Bredt (German, 1868-1921)
Reclining Odalisque
US$ 66,000.00
Lot 6
Adolf Schreyer (German, 1828-1899)
Bedouin Riders
US$ 45,600.00
Lot 40
Peder Mork Monsted (Danish, 1859-1941)
The Guard
US$ 43,200.00
Lot 35
E. Goerner (Continental, active circa 1880-1890) A Collector of Arms
US$ 40,800.00
Lot 36
An Ottoman Jewelled and Rock Crystal Hilted Jambiya
US$ 38,400.00
For more information please contact:
Ribal Dayekh / Asala Faddah, Action UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mobile: +97150 8141721 / +97150 9555076
Email: ribal.d@actionprgroup.com / asala.f@actionprgroup.com
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Julian Roup
Bonhams Press Office in London
Tel: +44 20 7468 8259
Email: julian.roup@bonhams.com and press@bonhams.com
About Bonhams
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son and Neale UK. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America and in August 2003, Goodmans, a leading Australian fine art and antiques auctioneer with salerooms in Sydney, joined the Bonhams Group of Companies. Today, Bonhams offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms in London: New Bond Street, and Knightsbridge, and a further seven throughout the UK. Sales are also held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Boston in the USA; and Switzerland, France, Monaco, Australia, Hong Kong and Dubai. Bonhams has a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 25 countries offering sales advice and valuation services in 57 specialist areas. For a full listing of upcoming sales, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, go to www.bonhams.com.
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