Lot 248 · Maritime Art
The emigrants
Thomas Jacques Somerscales · pencil and watercolour heightened with white, on paper
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,331–$3,108
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Maritime Art, London (South Kensington) · 24 November 2011
- Dimensions
- 10½ x 14 5/8 in. (26.7 x 37.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4660438
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Jacques Somerscales, The emigrants. Christie's, 24 Nov 2011, lot 248. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4660438.
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Thomas Jacques Somerscales, The emigrants. Christie's, 24 Nov 2011, lot 248. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4660438.
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From the same sale Maritime Art · Nov 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch fishing boats heading out to sea | John Wilson Carmichael | £700–£1,000 | |
| The cider barrel (illustrated); The black bottle; and Country cider | Edmund Blampied | £300–£400 | |
| The brigantine James Stonard of Ulveston entering Naples, 20 t h March 1865 | Michele Funno | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A Danish steamship in the Mediterranean | Gaetano D'esposito | £500–£700 | |
| Mariquita racing to windward during the Pendennis Cup, 2010 | Jamie Medlin | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Congested waters at the harbour mouth | Thomas Rose Miles | £1,500–£2,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jacques Somerscales | Sheep Grazing by a Stream in Summer | $6,183 | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | |
| Thomas Luny | East Indiaman running before a gale off the Lizard | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Thomas Jacques Somerscales | Mid-Channel 14 x 24-1/4 in. | Bonhams, May 2016 | ||
| Montague Dawson | A British destroyer passing the Needles off the Isle of Wigh | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Henry Scott | Six Bells | Lyon & Turnbull, Sep 2021 | ||
| Henry Scott | The Cutty Sark ahead of Thermopalye | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Thomas Luny | Unloading cargo on the shore | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Thomas Jacques Somerscales | In open seas | Bonhams, Apr 2018 |
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.