"A Memlook Bey, Egypt" (1868) by John Frederick Lewis. Estimated at $300,000 to $500,000, the oil on panel painting sold for $1.6 million. Source: Sotheby's via Bloomberg
"A Memlook Bey, Egypt" (1868) by John Frederick Lewis. Estimated at $300,000 to $500,000, the oil on panel painting sold for $1.6 million. Source: Sotheby's via Bloomberg
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