Lot 294 · Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours
Shipping at the mouth of a French harbour
O.w.s. Charles Bentley · pencil and watercolour heightened with gum arabic and with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,683–$4,025
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours, London · 8 December 2017
- Dimensions
- 11 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. (29.8 x 45.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3860184
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3860184 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3860184
O.w.s. Charles Bentley, Shipping at the mouth of a French harbour. Christie's, 8 Dec 2017, lot 294. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3860184.
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O.w.s. Charles Bentley, Shipping at the mouth of a French harbour. Christie's, 8 Dec 2017, lot 294. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3860184.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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