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Lot 111 · The John Robertson Collection of Marine Paintings

The trading brig Hope unloading her cargo at a wharf

Charles Martin Powell

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Estimate
£20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $34,198–$51,297
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — The John Robertson Collection of Marine Paintings, London, New Bond Street · 9 July 2014
Record ID
TB-2026-1869646
Record
first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles Martin Powell, The trading brig Hope unloading her cargo at a wharf. Bonhams, 9 Jul 2014, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1869646.

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From the same sale The John Robertson Collection of Marine Paintings · Jul 2014

LotArtistEstimateResult
The London merchantman Adamant in three positions off the coast, prob… Francis Holman £20,000–£30,000
The celebrated English privateer squadron known as the 'Royal Family'… Charles Brooking £30,000–£50,000
A Trinity House yacht in two positions off Dover, with a view of the … Robert Dodd £12,000–£18,000
Admiral Lord St. Vincent's flagship Ville de Paris hove-to, but about… Thomas Buttersworth £20,000–£30,000
H.M.S. Culloden, under Captain Troubridge's command, stranded on a sh… William Anderson £40,000–£60,000
The battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805 – Nelson's flagship Victor… Thomas Luny £30,000–£50,000

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