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Lot 75 · Marine Paintings

endeavour jumps the gun - race iv 1937

John Steven Dews

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Estimate
£50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $93,872–$131,421
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Marine Paintings, London · 26 January 2005
Record ID
TB-2026-3193495
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Steven Dews, endeavour jumps the gun - race iv 1937. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2005, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3193495.

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John Steven Dews, endeavour jumps the gun - race iv 1937. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2005, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3193495.

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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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