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Osman Hamdi Bey Painting Sells for £3.7M at Bonhams 19th Century Art Sale
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Osman Hamdi Bey Painting Sells for £3.7M at Bonhams 19th Century Art Sale

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Friday, March 27, 2026 · 1 min read
Auction Result Bonhams

Osman Hamdi Bey’s 'Cami Kapisinda (At the Mosque Door)' sold for £3,678,400 at Bonhams London on March 25, exceeding its high estimate of £3,000,000. The work, which had been held by the University of Pennsylvania since 1895, led a 72-lot auction that realized a total of £6,326,238. Other notable results included William Adolphe Bouguereau’s 'Fardeau agréable', which fetched £508,400, and Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret’s 'La Vaccination', which sold for £368,700.

  • Artists: Osman Hamdi Bey, William Adolphe Bouguereau, Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret, William Dyce, Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky
  • People: Charles O'Brien, Hermann Hilprecht
  • Auction Houses: Bonhams
  • Museums: University of Pennsylvania, Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Istanbul Museum of Fine Arts
  • Locations: London, New Bond Street, Istanbul, Berlin
  • Prices: £3,678,400, £6,326,238, £508,400, £368,700, £267,100, £254,400

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