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Lot 47 · Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art

A Ship of the Line 100 Years Ago

Thomas Somerscales

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Estimate
£30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $44,761–$74,601
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, London · 17 December 2015
Record ID
TB-2026-4437103
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Somerscales, A Ship of the Line 100 Years Ago. Sotheby's, 17 Dec 2015, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4437103.

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