Abdel Ghaffar Shedid
Nubian Wedding
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 12.800 GBP
Price realised: 12.800 GBP
Description
Abdel Ghaffar Shedid (Egypt, born 1938)
Nubian Wedding
oil on panel, framed
signed "Shedid" and dated "1964" (lower left), executed 1964
137 x 89cm (53 15/16 x 35 1/16in).
Property from a distinguished private collection, Cairo
Nubian Wedding
oil on panel, framed
signed "Shedid" and dated "1964" (lower left), executed 1964
137 x 89cm (53 15/16 x 35 1/16in).
Property from a distinguished private collection, Cairo
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May this year Bonhams in London held the auction Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, which included the work Nubian Wedding by Abdel Ghaffar Shedid. The price achieved of GBP 12,800.00 (€ 14,892.89) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 10,000.00 – 15,000.00. Other works by Abdel Ghaffar Shedid have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November last year the work Tahtib was auctioned for GBP 19,125.00 (€ 22,161.51).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai diesen Jahres führte Bonhams in London die Auktion Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Nubian Wedding von Abdel Ghaffar Shedid zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 12.800,00 (€ 14.892,89) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Abdel Ghaffar Shedid konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November letzten Jahres die Arbeit Tahtib für GBP 19.125,00 (€ 22.161,51) versteigert.
Abdel Ghaffar Shedid - Auction history
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