Lot 13 · Marine Art
a french frigate pursuing a british merchant vessel out of harbour; an action between english and french vessels
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,893–$9,822
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Marine Art, London · 14 December 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3563446
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Buttersworth, a french frigate pursuing a british merchant vessel out of harbour; an action between english and french vessels. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2006, lot 13. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3563446.
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Thomas Buttersworth, a french frigate pursuing a british merchant vessel out of harbour; an action between english and french vessels. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2006, lot 13. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3563446.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bombardment of Algiers | Thomas Luny | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The City of Como | John Wilson Carmichael | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| A Trinity House Yacht off the coast | Thomas Whitcombe | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| The Cutty Sark off North Foreland | Henry Scott | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| On the breath of the foam | Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A. | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| A Frigate of the Swedish Navy | Roy Cross | £6,000–£8,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Buttersworth | A British man of war and other shipping with Belem Castle in | $5,497 | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | |
| Thomas Buttersworth | A British man of war off Belem Castle | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Thomas Buttersworth | The Battle of Trafalgar: late in the action | Bonhams, May 2019 | ||
| Thomas Buttersworth | A three-masted barque 20 x 29 3/4in (50.8 x 75.5cm) | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Thomas Buttersworth | A barge and other shipping off Hoorn | Bonhams, Oct 2013 | ||
| Thomas Buttersworth | A brig-rigged sloop and lugger in a swell | Bonhams, Oct 2018 | ||
| Thomas Buttersworth | An English two-decker and an armed naval cutter in the Tagus | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| Thomas Buttersworth | A Royal Navy brig in a close action with a French armed lugg | Bonhams, Apr 2017 |
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.