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Lot 192 · Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture

A calm with two boeier yachts, one firing a salute

Willem I Van De Velde · oil on canvas

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Estimate
£30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $39,932–$66,553
Result
upcoming — 3 December 2025
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, London · 3 December 2025
Dimensions
15 3⁄8 x 22 ¾ in. (39 x 57.8 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3114895
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Willem I Van De Velde, A calm with two boeier yachts, one firing a salute. Christie's, 3 Dec 2025, lot 192. estimate £30,000–£50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3114895.

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89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%

Of the 91,573 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.

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Willem I Van De Velde, A calm with two boeier yachts, one firing a salute. Christie's, 3 Dec 2025, lot 192. estimate £30,000–£50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3114895.

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