Lot 82 · Marine Paintings
an engagement between the swallow and the royal fortune, 5th february 1721
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,632–$9,387
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Marine Paintings, London · 26 January 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3193485
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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James Brereton, an engagement between the swallow and the royal fortune, 5th february 1721. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2005, lot 82. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3193485.
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James Brereton, an engagement between the swallow and the royal fortune, 5th february 1721. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2005, lot 82. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3193485.
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From the same sale Marine Paintings · Jan 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brereton | Boston Harbour | $7,632 | Bonhams, Oct 2014 | |
| James Brereton | 'Tea Racers Ariel and Taeping' | Bonhams, Apr 2016 | ||
| John Wilson Carmichael | Dutch shipping in a calm | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| James Brereton | 'Morning Surf - Breakers' | Bonhams, Oct 2015 | ||
| James Brereton | 'Reindeer 2, Ploughing Moonlit Seas' | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| James Brereton | Cornish breakers | Christie's, Apr 1999 | ||
| Montague Dawson | Clipper Ship "Boston" sight size 26 3/8 x 16 3/8 in. (67.0 x | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| James Brereton | 'Summer Seas - The Norman Court' | Bonhams, Oct 2021 |
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.