Lot 1 · Marine Art
two men-of -war at anchor in a calm; a-man-of war at anchor with supplies being loaded into fishing boats in the foreground
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $11,786–$15,715
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Marine Art, London · 14 December 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3563552
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francis Swaine, two men-of -war at anchor in a calm; a-man-of war at anchor with supplies being loaded into fishing boats in the foreground. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2006, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3563552.
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Francis Swaine, two men-of -war at anchor in a calm; a-man-of war at anchor with supplies being loaded into fishing boats in the foreground. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2006, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3563552.
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From the same sale Marine Art · Dec 2006
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Swaine | Ships of the Red Squadron at anchor, one firing a salute as | $23,933 | Christie's, Dec 2018 | |
| 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 | An English Squadron Coming About in the Channel in Rough Sea | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Francis Swaine | Fishing boats and barges on a Norfolk estuary | Sotheby's, Jan 2005 | ||
| Francis Swaine | francis swaine | an english man-o'-war with other ships sail | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Francis Swaine | A British man of war being towed to anchor; two frigates in | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Francis Swaine | Fishing boats in an estuary; and shipping in a storm | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 |
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.