Lot 255 · Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture
A clipper
Thomas Somerscales · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $16,393–$24,589
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, London · 2 July 2025
- Dimensions
- 16 ¼ x 24 ½ in. (41.5 x 62cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3148541
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3148541 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3148541
Thomas Somerscales, A clipper. Christie's, 2 Jul 2025, lot 255. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148541.
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Thomas Somerscales, A clipper. Christie's, 2 Jul 2025, lot 255. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148541.
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From the same sale Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture · Jul 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A male saint, possibly a deacon | FRENCH, LATE 14TH OR EARLY 15TH CENTURY | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Lamentation | AMBROSIUS BENSON (LOMBARDY C. 1495-1550 BRUGES) AND WORKSHOP | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Saint Bartholomew | PROBABLY EAST NETHERLANDISH, LATE 15TH OR EARLY 16TH CENTURY | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| The Conversion of Saint Paul | PIERO BONACCORSI, CALLED PERINO DEL VAGA (FLORENCE 1501-1547 ROME) | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Portrait of a young boy, thought to be Ralph Delaval (1622-1691), ful… | ANGLO-DUTCH SCHOOL, 1623-25 | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Sleeping Nymph and Satyr | AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, ITALIAN, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY | £25,000–£35,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Somerscales | A muleteer and two oxen; a valley in the Andes | $14,631 | Christie's, Jul 2025 | |
| Thomas Somerscales | A Ship of the Line 100 Years Ago | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| English School | 16th Century Portrait of Thomas Cromwell, half-length, in fu | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| John Wilson Carmichael | Mr. John Selby, as Lord of the Manor, Perambulating the Boun | Freeman's | Hindman, Apr 2025 | ||
| English School | Portrait of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester | Lempertz, Nov 2025 | ||
| English School | 18th Century View of Lindsey House, Cheyne Walk, London | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| John Wilson Carmichael | Ships-of-War caught in a riptide off Leith, with Edinburgh b | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| English School | 19th Century King Charles Spaniel | Bonhams, Jul 2025 |
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.