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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $20,875–$31,313
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L07135 · 6 November 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3699916
- Record
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Charles Napier Hemy, a study for the pilchards. Sotheby's, 6 Nov 2007, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3699916.
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Charles Napier Hemy, a study for the pilchards. Sotheby's, 6 Nov 2007, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3699916.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L07135 · Nov 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Frigate Sobraon | William Howard Yorke | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A Frigate off the Devon Coast | Thomas Whitcombe | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Full Sail at Sunset | John Steven Dews | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Pathway to the Sea | John Wilson Carmichael | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Lulworth off Old Harry Rock | John Steven Dews | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Tacking for the Windward Mark | Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A. | £20,000–£30,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Napier Hemy | The riverside, Chelsea | $32,012 | Christie's, Dec 2023 | |
| Charles Napier Hemy | The Trawler | Christie's, Jun 2006 | ||
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