Lot 1288 · Modern American Art Online
The fishing port
William Minshall Birchall · pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $404–$674
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern American Art Online, New York · 29 November 2006
- Dimensions
- 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5614162
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Minshall Birchall, The fishing port. Christie's, 29 Nov 2006, lot 1288. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5614162.
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William Minshall Birchall, The fishing port. Christie's, 29 Nov 2006, lot 1288. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5614162.
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From the same sale Modern American Art Online · Nov 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekend at Woodmont | JEAN WADE (b. 1910) | $500–$700 | |
| The Covered Bridge | ANNA MARY ROBERTSON 'GRANDMA' MOSES (1860-1961) | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Bird | MORRIS COLE GRAVES (1910-2001) | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Plover | MORRIS COLE GRAVES (1910-2001) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Game Refuge | HARRY LIVINGSTON (1883-1952) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Figures resting on a path in an Italianate landscape | Francis Oliver Finch, O.W.S. (1802-1862) | £300–£400 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Minshall Birchall | On the Wings of the Wind | $259 | Sotheby's, Jan 2018 | |
| English School | 19th Century Playtime | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| William Minshall Birchall | Under the Stars and Stripes | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2021 | ||
| English School | circa 1810 A Lady, wearing white dress with high ruffled col | Bonhams, Sep 2020 | ||
| English School, 19th Century | Portrait of a gentleman, said to be Harry Phillips | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| William Lionel Wyllie, Ra | Hay Barges, Folly Bay | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| William Minshall Birchall | HMS Arethusa | Heritage Auctions, Aug 2025 | ||
| English School | early 19th Century A country path | Bonhams, Jul 2026 |
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.