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Lot 56 · The Marine Sale

Fishing vessels off the coast

R.w.s. John Callow

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Estimate
£1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,865–$2,487
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — The Marine Sale, London, Knightsbridge · 24 April 2024
Record ID
TB-2026-377341
Record
first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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R.w.s. John Callow, Fishing vessels off the coast. Bonhams, 24 Apr 2024, lot 56. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-377341.

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From the same sale The Marine Sale · Apr 2024

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Barbadian, circa 1870, A Shell-work Sailor's Valentine £800–£1,200
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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

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
R.w.s. John Callow 'Wind off shore, Fishing Boats Beaching' $1,612 Bonhams, Dec 2012
Thomas Buttersworth Boats on the Tagus estuary, with Belem Tower beyond Bonhams, Apr 2022
R.w.s. John Callow Merchantmen lying at anchor and drying their sales on the Me Christie's, Jul 2014
R.w.s. John Callow Off St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall Bonhams, Apr 2025
Thomas Buttersworth A Dutch fishing boat off a rocky shore and seemingly unaware Bonhams, Apr 2022
Thomas Luny Coastal craft Bonhams, Oct 2019
Thomas Buttersworth Shipping in a light breeze Bonhams, Sep 2022
Thomas Luny Unloading the catch Bonhams, Oct 2022

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