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Lot 17 · The Irish Sale

Unloading the Catch

Richard Brydges Beechey

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Estimate
£10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $19,909–$29,863
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — The Irish Sale, London · 9 May 2007
Record ID
TB-2026-3621243
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Brydges Beechey, Unloading the Catch. Sotheby's, 9 May 2007, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3621243.

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Richard Brydges Beechey, Unloading the Catch. Sotheby's, 9 May 2007, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3621243.

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From the same sale The Irish Sale · May 2007

LotArtistEstimateResult
Allotments, Belfast Colin Middleton R.h.a. £30,000–£50,000
Green Landscape Gerald Davis £3,000–£5,000
The Storm Cloud Paul Henry, R.H.A., R.U.A. £30,000–£50,000
St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork Axel Herman Haig £10,000–£15,000
Portrait of a Gentleman James Latham £4,000–£6,000
Still life with cat and flowers Elizabeth Cooper £4,000–£6,000

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Thomas Luny The East Indiaman Belvedere in three positions off Portsmout Bonhams, Nov 2020
Thomas Luny A Royal Navy frigate anchored off Harwich and preparing to g Christie's, Jun 2014
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