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Lot 4 · Marine Paintings

an english man-of-war in three positions negotiating a channel in heavy seas

Cornelis Van De Velde

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Estimate
£4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,510–$11,265
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Marine Paintings, London · 26 January 2005
Record ID
TB-2026-3193289
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cornelis Van De Velde, an english man-of-war in three positions negotiating a channel in heavy seas. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2005, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3193289.

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Cornelis Van De Velde, an english man-of-war in three positions negotiating a channel in heavy seas. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2005, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3193289.

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From the same sale Marine Paintings · Jan 2005

LotArtistEstimateResult
The Evening Gun Peter Monamy £8,000–£12,000
J-Class yachts racing off a headland Stephen J. Renard £10,000–£15,000
A harbour scene James Webb £4,000–£6,000
Entrance to Calais Harbour Thomas Bush Hardy £2,000–£3,000
English frigates in pursuit of Dutch shipping R.a. Dominic Serres £6,000–£8,000
An English squadron in open sea Francis Swaine £5,000–£7,000

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Cornelis Van De Velde An English Man-of-War firing a salute, with small boats near $7,071 Sotheby's, Dec 2021
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Thomas Luny Unloading cargo on the shore Bonhams, Apr 2025
Thomas Luny A British man o' war and its tender in a squall Bonhams, Apr 2024
Cornelis Van De Velde English men-o'war riding out the gale under staysails only, Bonhams, Jul 2014
John Wilson Carmichael Choppy seas in the Solent below Southampton Water, Bonhams, Apr 2017
Francis Swaine An English man-of-war and other shipping in choppy waters Bonhams, Apr 2022
Francis Swaine Shipping in calm waters, a flagship firing a salute; and Shi Bonhams, Jul 2023

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