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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-2026-3028700
- Record
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William Adolphus Knell, shipping in a rough sea. Sotheby's, 21 Jan 2004, lot 242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3028700.
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William Adolphus Knell, shipping in a rough sea. Sotheby's, 21 Jan 2004, lot 242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3028700.
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From the same sale Sotheby's W04700 · Jan 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter - Sheep and Cattle | Thomas Sidney Cooper, Ra | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| The Awakening | Armand Point | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Beach scene | Hercules Brabazon Brabazon | £300–£500 | |
| The mother of Ulysses recognising her son | Sir Edward John Poynter, Bt., P.R.A., R.W.S. | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Girl with lilac | Albert H. Collings | £500–£700 | |
| A good Smoke | Giuseppe Giardiello | £800–£1,200 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Adolphus Knell | A frigate off Leith, Edinburgh | $2,069 | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | |
| William Adolphus Knell | Coastal craft off Scarborough | Bonhams, May 2019 | ||
| William Adolphus Knell | HMS ‘Nemesis’ attacking Houchung Fort in the Canton River, 1 | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| William Adolphus Knell | The old two-decker HMS Lion, hulked at Devonport as a traini | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| William Adolphus Knell | Rowing out to the fleet in a choppy sea | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| William Adolphus Knell | Sailing craft and a steamer at Spithead | Bonhams, May 2019 | ||
| William Adolphus Knell | A heavy swell off Boulogne harbour | Bonhams, Oct 2016 | ||
| William Adolphus Knell | Shipping in calm waters at dusk | Bonhams, Mar 2013 |
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.