Lot 49 · Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art
HMS 'Flora' Engaging the French 'Nymph'; The 28 Gun Frigate 'Coventry' Drying her Sails off, Trincomalee
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,476–$7,460
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, London · 17 December 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4437114
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Derek George Montague Gardner, HMS 'Flora' Engaging the French 'Nymph'; The 28 Gun Frigate 'Coventry' Drying her Sails off, Trincomalee. Sotheby's, 17 Dec 2015, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4437114.
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Derek George Montague Gardner, HMS 'Flora' Engaging the French 'Nymph'; The 28 Gun Frigate 'Coventry' Drying her Sails off, Trincomalee. Sotheby's, 17 Dec 2015, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4437114.
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