Lot 202 · Old Master Paintings and Sculpture
A British warship in three positions in the Channel
Francis Swaine · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $24,570–$36,855
- Result
- upcoming — 9 December 2022
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, London · 9 December 2022
- Dimensions
- 26 x 42 in. (66 x 106.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3397230
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3397230 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3397230
Francis Swaine, A British warship in three positions in the Channel. Christie's, 9 Dec 2022, lot 202. estimate £20,000–£30,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3397230.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 91,573 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Francis Swaine, A British warship in three positions in the Channel. Christie's, 9 Dec 2022, lot 202. estimate £20,000–£30,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3397230.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Swaine | An English Squadron Coming About in the Channel in Rough Sea | $30,720 | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | |
| Francis Swaine | capture of the chausey islands, 1756, with a british squadro | Sotheby's, Apr 2008 | ||
| Francis Swaine | Ships of the Red Squadron at anchor, one firing a salute as | Christie's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Francis Swaine | British Men-of-War of the Red Squadron in a Stiff Breeze | Sotheby's, Jul 2011 | ||
| Francis Swaine | A British warship in three positions in the Channel | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Francis Swaine | the attack on fort martinique by the english on january 25, | Sotheby's, Jan 2010 | ||
| Francis Swaine | The morning gun | Sotheby's, Oct 2005 | ||
| Francis Swaine | An English Squadron in St Aubin's Bay, Jersey | Sotheby's, Dec 2006 |
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.