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Lot 41 · The Marine Sale

Believed to be the Leith smack Queen Charlotte. Together with a watercolour by the same hand of a Dutch ship in a squall. (2)

John Christian Schetky

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Estimate
£500–£700 hammer ≈ $712–$996
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — The Marine Sale, London, Knightsbridge · 13 April 2016
Record ID
TB-2026-1750783
Record
first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Christian Schetky, Believed to be the Leith smack Queen Charlotte. Together with a watercolour by the same hand of a Dutch ship in a squall. (2). Bonhams, 13 Apr 2016, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1750783.

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John Christian Schetky, Believed to be the Leith smack Queen Charlotte. Together with a watercolour by the same hand of a Dutch ship in a squall. (2). Bonhams, 13 Apr 2016, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1750783.

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