Lot 104 · The British Sale
an armed merchant vessel passing the custom house at greenock, on the clyde
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£40,000 hammer ≈ $51,398–$68,530
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The British Sale, London · 27 November 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3013701
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Salmon, an armed merchant vessel passing the custom house at greenock, on the clyde. Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2003, lot 104. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3013701.
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Robert Salmon, an armed merchant vessel passing the custom house at greenock, on the clyde. Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2003, lot 104. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3013701.
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From the same sale The British Sale · Nov 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figures in a Gig | Charles Cooper Henderson | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A Spanish Beauty | John Bagnold Burgess, Ra | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Fair Pledges of a Fruitful Tree | Robert Walker Macbeth | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| On the Sand Dunes | Heywood Hardy | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Patience | Frank Percy Wild | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Whitby | John Atkinson Grimshaw | £18,000–£25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Salmon | A privateer in two positions leaving Whitehaven Harbour , 18 | $53,125 est. | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2021 | |
| Robert Salmon | An outward-bound, 18-gun merchantman at the ‘Tail of the Ban | Christie's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Robert Salmon | an outward-bound, eighteen-gun merchantman at the tail of th | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Robert Salmon | A Departing Brig off Maryport Harbor | Christie's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Robert Salmon | Sailing Ship Kitty: 235 Tons, In the Mersey off Liverpool | Sotheby's, Jan 2018 | ||
| Robert Salmon | calm & sunset, shipping; tynemouth point and boat | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 | ||
| Robert Salmon | A British Brig and Frigate, Off the Mouth of the Mersey | Sotheby's, Jan 2018 | ||
| Robert Salmon | A French Lugger 16-1/2 x 24-1/4 in. | Bonhams, May 2016 |
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.