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Lot 165 · Marine Sale

Powering to windward

Martyn Richardson Mackrill

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Estimate
£10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $15,256–$22,884
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Marine Sale, London, Knightsbridge · 24 April 2013
Record ID
TB-2026-2162481
Record
first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Martyn Richardson Mackrill, Powering to windward. Bonhams, 24 Apr 2013, lot 165. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2162481.

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Martyn Richardson Mackrill, Powering to windward. Bonhams, 24 Apr 2013, lot 165. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2162481.

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From the same sale Marine Sale · Apr 2013

LotArtistEstimateResult
by William Cary, London. A Mid 19th Century 8in. £500–£700
A 19th century 8ins.(20cm) radius brass sextant, £500–£800
by Henry Frodsham, Liverpool. A 20th Century German Two Day Marine Chronometer £3,000–£4,000
An 8ins.(20cm) radius sextant, £400–£600
A bronze ship's bell, SS Calabria 1922. 9ins. (23cm)diam. A bronze ship's bell, SS Calabria 1922. 9ins. (23cm)diam. £500–£700
A 2ins.(5cm)diam. brass single draw telescope, 26ins.(66cm)long. A 2ins.(5cm)diam. brass single draw telescope, 26ins.(66cm)long. £150–£250

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