Lot 56 · A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
A ship anchored off the coast
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $11,070–$16,605
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, London · 7 July 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4941708
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Girtin, A ship anchored off the coast. Sotheby's, 7 Jul 2021, lot 56. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4941708.
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Thomas Girtin, A ship anchored off the coast. Sotheby's, 7 Jul 2021, lot 56. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4941708.
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From the same sale A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries · Jul 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putti in the clouds | Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| An oyster shell and an onion | William Henry Hunt, O.w.s. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Beach scene | Jan Josefsz Van Goyen | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Adoration of the Shepherds | Rembrandt School | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| A Quince branch | Pancrace Bessa | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady | Isaac Oliver | £12,000–£18,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Girtin | thomas girtin | bisham abbey, berkshire, england | $16,250 | Sotheby's, Jan 2020 | |
| Thomas Girtin | The interior of Exeter Cathedral | Christie's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | a woman seated near kenilworth castle, warwickshire | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | The Gatehouse at Denbigh Castle, Wales | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | Primrose Hill, London | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | seaton sluice, northumberland | Sotheby's, Mar 2005 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | Melrose Abbey, Scotland | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Thomas Girtin | View of the palace and village of Choisy on the bank of the | Christie's, Jan 2019 |
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.