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Lot 59 · Sotheby's L07135

Pathway to the Sea

John Wilson Carmichael

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Estimate
£3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $6,263–$10,438
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's L07135 · 6 November 2007
Record ID
TB-2026-3699927
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Wilson Carmichael, Pathway to the Sea. Sotheby's, 6 Nov 2007, lot 59. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3699927.

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From the same sale Sotheby's L07135 · Nov 2007

LotArtistEstimateResult
The Frigate Sobraon William Howard Yorke £3,000–£5,000
A Frigate off the Devon Coast Thomas Whitcombe £5,000–£7,000
Full Sail at Sunset John Steven Dews £4,000–£6,000
Lulworth off Old Harry Rock John Steven Dews £40,000–£60,000
Tacking for the Windward Mark Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A. £20,000–£30,000
Homeward Bound Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A. £30,000–£50,000

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John Wilson Carmichael Ships-of-War caught in a riptide off Leith, with Edinburgh b Bonhams, Apr 2025
John Wilson Carmichael Off Portsmouth Harbor 14 x 21 in. (35.5 x 53.3 cm.) Bonhams, Jan 2017
John Wilson Carmichael Dutch shipping in a calm Bonhams, Apr 2024
John Wilson Carmichael Mr. John Selby, as Lord of the Manor, Perambulating the Boun Freeman's | Hindman, Apr 2025
John Wilson Carmichael Calm and Choppy Waters; a pair Bonhams, Apr 2015
John Wilson Carmichael Men-of-war and other shipping off Portsmouth harbour Christie's, Dec 2019

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