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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $5,893–$7,858
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Marine Art, London · 14 December 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3563444
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francis Swaine, a man-of-war firing a salute. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2006, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3563444.
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Francis Swaine, a man-of-war firing a salute. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2006, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3563444.
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From the same sale Marine Art · Dec 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bombardment of Algiers | Thomas Luny | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The City of Como | John Wilson Carmichael | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| A Trinity House Yacht off the coast | Thomas Whitcombe | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| The Cutty Sark off North Foreland | Henry Scott | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| On the breath of the foam | Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A. | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| A Frigate of the Swedish Navy | Roy Cross | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Swaine | Unloading the catch; stormy seas, a pair (2) | $10,037 | Bonhams, Apr 2014 | |
| Francis Swaine | francis swaine | an english man-o'-war with other ships sail | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Francis Swaine | Shipping in calm waters, a flagship firing a salute; and Shi | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Francis Swaine | A squadron caught in a gale, with a ship-of-the-line founder | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Francis Swaine | A British warship in three positions in the Channel | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Francis Swaine | Fishing boats in an estuary; and shipping in a storm | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Francis Swaine | An English man-of-war and other shipping in choppy waters | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Thomas Luny | End of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 | Sotheby's, May 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.