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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, New York · 8 March 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3586130
- Record
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James Edward Buttersworth, american frigate and english prison hulks. Sotheby's, 8 Mar 2007, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3586130.
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James Edward Buttersworth, american frigate and english prison hulks. Sotheby's, 8 Mar 2007, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3586130.
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From the same sale American Paintings · Mar 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Victor Clyde Forsythe | Norman Rockwell | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Duck Baby | Edith Baretto Parsons | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| English Landscape | Walter Elmer Schofield | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| In The Studio | Frederick Andrew Bosley | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| St. Patrick's | Guy Carleton Wiggins | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Nature's Beauty | Frederick Stuart Church | $4,000–$6,000 |
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| James Edward Buttersworth | America's Cup Defense, 1885 (Puritan and Genesta) 12 1/8 x 1 | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| James Edward Buttersworth | Three Schooner Yachts Racing in a Squall | Christie's, May 2018 | ||
| James Edward Buttersworth | Volunteer vs Mayflower: A Pair of Works | Christie's, Jan 2023 | ||
| James Edward Buttersworth | Trials for Contenders for 1893 America's Cup Defense (Vigila | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| James Edward Buttersworth | a racing scene on nyack sound: the volunteer in the foregrou | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 | ||
| James Edward Buttersworth | A Gaff Rigged Racing Cutter | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
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