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Lot 256 · Maritime Art

Off the Customs House, London

James Brereton · oil on canvas

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Estimate
£1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,554–$2,331
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Maritime Art, London (South Kensington) · 24 November 2011
Dimensions
18 x 36 in. (45.7 x 91.4 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4660444
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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James Brereton, Off the Customs House, London. Christie's, 24 Nov 2011, lot 256. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4660444.

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James Brereton, Off the Customs House, London. Christie's, 24 Nov 2011, lot 256. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4660444.

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From the same sale Maritime Art · Nov 2011

LotArtistEstimateResult
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

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