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Lot 53 · Sotheby's W06700

Fishing Boats in a heavy Swell

Richard Henry Nibbs

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Estimate
£1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,755–$2,633
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's W06700 · 19 January 2006
Record ID
TB-2026-3376610
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Henry Nibbs, Fishing Boats in a heavy Swell. Sotheby's, 19 Jan 2006, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3376610.

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From the same sale Sotheby's W06700 · Jan 2006

LotArtistEstimateResult
L'Ideal Carlos Schwabe £15,000–£20,000
Cottagers returning from market with cattle watering in a stream nearby Robert Hills £1,000–£1,500
Study of a Tree Jean-baptiste-camille Corot £1,000–£1,500
Dahlias Constance Walton £1,500–£2,000
Figures by a River Frederick Waters Watts £2,500–£3,500
The Bathers William Underhill £6,000–£8,000

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