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Lot 87 · The Marine Sale

'The wind free'

Charles Napier Hemy, Ra Rws

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Estimate
£3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,045–$6,742
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — The Marine Sale, London, Knightsbridge · 15 October 2025
Record ID
TB-2026-122022
Record
first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles Napier Hemy, Ra Rws, 'The wind free'. Bonhams, 15 Oct 2025, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-122022.

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Charles Napier Hemy, Ra Rws, 'The wind free'. Bonhams, 15 Oct 2025, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-122022.

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From the same sale The Marine Sale · Oct 2025

LotArtistEstimateResult
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

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Charles Napier Hemy, Ra Rws 'Setting crab pots', Falmouth $4,807 Bonhams, Apr 2022
Charles Napier Hemy, Ra Rws 'In the Trough of the Sea' Bonhams, Nov 2020
Charles Napier Hemy, Ra Rws A fresh breeze Bonhams, May 2020
Charles Napier Hemy, Ra Rws 'Home with the fish', Falmouth Bonhams, Apr 2022
Charles Napier Hemy, Ra Rws St Mawes Creek, Cornwall Bonhams, Apr 2019
Charles Napier Hemy, Ra Rws 'A Brisk Breeze' Bonhams, Oct 2017
Charles Napier Hemy, Ra Rws 'When Storms are O're' - Bonhams, Apr 2017
Charles Napier Hemy, Ra Rws 'The Reef' Bonhams, Apr 2025

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