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Lot 367 · Sotheby's W04700

fishing boats; stormy seas

William Callcott Knell

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Estimate
£1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,827–$2,741
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's W04700 · 21 January 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-3028473
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Callcott Knell, fishing boats; stormy seas. Sotheby's, 21 Jan 2004, lot 367. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3028473.

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William Callcott Knell, fishing boats; stormy seas. Sotheby's, 21 Jan 2004, lot 367. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3028473.

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From the same sale Sotheby's W04700 · Jan 2004

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Girl with lilac Albert H. Collings £500–£700
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ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
William Callcott Knell 'Early Morning in the Medway'; and 'Evening, French Fishing $2,425 Bonhams, Oct 2021
William Callcott Knell [no title recorded] Dorotheum, Dec 2016
William Callcott Knell Sunset in the Downs Bonhams, May 2019
William Callcott Knell Fishing boats at the mouth of the Thames; and On the Medway Christie's, Jun 2013
William Callcott Knell 'A Summers Evening, River Medway' Bonhams, Nov 2020
William Callcott Knell Hauling the nets Bonhams, Apr 2014
William Callcott Knell Fishermen on rough seas near the shore 32 x 52in (81.3 x 132 Bonhams, Oct 2020
William Callcott Knell A frigate lying alongside a prison hulk with other shipping Christie's, Nov 2011

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