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Lot 47 · British and Continental Pictures

Shipping off the Dutch Coast

William Adolphus Knell

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Estimate
£3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $6,017–$10,028
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — British and Continental Pictures, London · 6 March 2008
Record ID
TB-2026-3733431
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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William Adolphus Knell, Shipping off the Dutch Coast. Sotheby's, 6 Mar 2008, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3733431.

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William Adolphus Knell, Shipping off the Dutch Coast. Sotheby's, 6 Mar 2008, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3733431.

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From the same sale British and Continental Pictures · Mar 2008

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Little Sister Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Forbes, Arws £10,000–£15,000
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Still Life of Flowers Mee, Margaret. 1909-1988. £2,000–£3,000
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Busy Street Scene, Mahon Gonzalo Bilbao £3,000–£4,000
Still Life of Flowers Anna Peters £5,000–£7,000

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