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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,243–$1,865
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Marine Sale, London, Knightsbridge · 24 April 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-377314
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Adolphus Knell, A steam packet arriving at Dover. Bonhams, 24 Apr 2024, lot 29. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-377314.
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William Adolphus Knell, A steam packet arriving at Dover. Bonhams, 24 Apr 2024, lot 29. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-377314.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Barbadian, circa 1870, | A Shell-work Sailor's Valentine | £800–£1,200 | |
| Barbadian, circa 1870, | A Large Sailors' Shell-work Valentine | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| made by French Napoleonic prisoners of war, circa 1800, | A Rare Nine Character Polychromed Bone Spinning Jenny Automaton | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Going down the tide | William Lionel Wyllie, Ra | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Boat builders | William H. Borrow | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A busy shipping scene on the Mersey at New Brighton with a view of th… | Henry Melling | £1,500–£2,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Adolphus Knell | The old two-decker HMS Lion, hulked at Devonport as a traini | $1,538 | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | |
| William Adolphus Knell | Coastal craft off Scarborough | Bonhams, May 2019 | ||
| William Adolphus Knell | A frigate off Leith, Edinburgh | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| William Adolphus Knell | Sailing craft and a steamer at Spithead | Bonhams, May 2019 | ||
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| William Adolphus Knell | A heavy swell off Boulogne harbour | Bonhams, Oct 2016 | ||
| William Adolphus Knell | Rowing out to the fleet in a choppy sea | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| William Adolphus Knell | Hauling in the nets | Bonhams, Sep 2014 |
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.