Sunset & Breakers — FRANK W. HANDLEN (American, b. 1916)

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Sale: Heritage Auctions — 2012 October 27 Maritime & Ship Models Signature Auction - Annapolis · 27 October 2012
Dimensions: 40 x 60 inches (101.6 x 152.4 cm)
Record ID: TB-2026-13654095
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Frank W. Handlen, Sunset & Breakers. Heritage Auctions, 27 Oct 2012, lot 88310. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13654095.

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Frank W. Handlen, Sunset & Breakers. Heritage Auctions, 27 Oct 2012, lot 88310. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13654095.

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From the same sale 2012 October 27 Maritime & Ship Models Signature Auction - Annapolis · Oct 2012

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Old Salem in the 1840s, Bark 'Rosabella'	Roy Cross	—
South Street Seaport Tall Ships	Peter Layne Arguimbau	—
American Marine and Ship Model Gallery, Salem MA	Scale Ship Model Diorama 'in For Provisions'	—
Sovereign of the Seas Arriving Off Boston Quays	Roy Cross	—
American Marine and Ship Model Gallery, Salem MA	Scale Model Of A Merchant Trader	—
Boston Harbor in the 19th century	Leonard John Pearce	—

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Frank W. Handlen	The Garrulous Sea	$2,750	Heritage Auctions, Oct 2012
Frank W. Handlen	Coaster Waiting for a Breeze		Heritage Auctions, Oct 2012
Frank W. Handlen	Putting Off		Heritage Auctions, Oct 2012
Frank W. Handlen	Coaster Going Up Channel		Heritage Auctions, Oct 2012
William Wegman	Guise		Wright, Jul 2023
William Wegman	Handsome		Wright, Jul 2021
William Wegman	Untitled		Rago, Jun 2025
William Wegman	Friends		Bonhams, Feb 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.