Lot 126 · Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours
Frigate of the Blue making sail
Samuel Atkins · pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,087–$7,630
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours , London · 4 July 2023
- Dimensions
- 8 3/4 x 13 3/8 in. (22.2 x 34 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3346496
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3346496 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3346496
Samuel Atkins, Frigate of the Blue making sail. Christie's, 4 Jul 2023, lot 126. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3346496.
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Samuel Atkins, Frigate of the Blue making sail. Christie's, 4 Jul 2023, lot 126. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3346496.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Montague Dawson | 'Home at Twilight - A big Saro-Lerwick flying boat coming in | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| William Lionel Wyllie, Ra | HMS Victory at sunset | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Samuel Atkins | Launching Day for a 32-gun frigate from a Thames-side yard | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Thomas Luny | Southampton Water; and Torbay at Sunset, a pair each 30.5 x | Bonhams, Oct 2016 | ||
| Thomas Luny | Portsmouth from Spithead; and The entrance to Cork harbour | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 |
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