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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $20,026–$26,702
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Marine Sale, London, Knightsbridge · 15 October 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-122017
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-122017 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-122017
Montague Dawson, A China trader on the open sea. Bonhams, 15 Oct 2025, lot 82. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-122017.
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Montague Dawson, A China trader on the open sea. Bonhams, 15 Oct 2025, lot 82. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-122017.
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From the same sale The Marine Sale · Oct 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| American scrimshaw, mid 19th century, | A Rare Polychromed Bone Stay Busk | £600–£800 | |
| The Thames below St Paul's | Charles William Wyllie, Rba | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Replenishing coal aboard the Blackwall | Charles John De Lacy | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A busy Thames scene | Charles Edward Dixon | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| 'Off Calshot' | Charles Edward Dixon | £600–£800 | |
| R.M.S. Empress of Britain leaving Halifax, N.S. 15th June 1939', Canada | Frank Watson Wood | £800–£1,200 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montague Dawson | H.M. Armed Schooner Pickle | $23,084 | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | |
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| Montague Dawson | 'Summer Clouds' - The American Clipper Asterion running befo | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| Montague Dawson | First Home | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| Montague Dawson | 'Rolling along, The Gleaner' | Bonhams, Oct 2022 |
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.