Sevket Dag
Turkish Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Estimate: 70.000 - 100.000 GBP
Price realised: 86.500 GBP
Price realised: 86.500 GBP
Description
Sevket Dag
1876 - 1944
TURKISHHAGIA SOPHIA, ISTANBUL
signed Chevkèt and dated in Arabic lower left
oil on canvas
90 by 51cm., 35½ by 20in.
Ernest Constans (Interior Minister of France, French Ambassador in Istanbul from 1898 to 1909, and close friend of Sultan Abdul-Hamid II); thence by descent to the present owner, great-grandson of the above
1876 - 1944
TURKISHHAGIA SOPHIA, ISTANBUL
signed Chevkèt and dated in Arabic lower left
oil on canvas
90 by 51cm., 35½ by 20in.
Ernest Constans (Interior Minister of France, French Ambassador in Istanbul from 1898 to 1909, and close friend of Sultan Abdul-Hamid II); thence by descent to the present owner, great-grandson of the above
Auction result well in line with expectations
In April 2014 Sothebys in London held the auction The Orientalist Sale, which included the work Turkish Hagia Sophia, Istanbul by Sevket Dag. The price achieved of GBP 86,500.00 (€ 105,290.52) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 70,000.00 – 100,000.00. Other works by Sevket Dag have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in April 2016 the work Turkish the Imperial Gate, Hagia Sophia was auctioned for GBP 137,000.00 (€ 175,126.74).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im April 2014 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion The Orientalist Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Turkish Hagia Sophia, Istanbul von Sevket Dag zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 86.500,00 (€ 105.290,52) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 70.000,00 – 100.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Sevket Dag konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im April 2016 die Arbeit Turkish the Imperial Gate, Hagia Sophia für GBP 137.000,00 (€ 175.126,74) versteigert.
Sevket Dag - Auction history
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