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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $1,492–$2,238
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Marine Sale, London, Knightsbridge · 24 April 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-377398
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-377398 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-377398
Charles Edward Dixon, 'Waiting for the First Gun'. Bonhams, 24 Apr 2024, lot 113. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-377398.
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Charles Edward Dixon, 'Waiting for the First Gun'. Bonhams, 24 Apr 2024, lot 113. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-377398.
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From the same sale The Marine Sale · Apr 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Edward Dixon | HMS Victory engaging Santísima Trinidad at the Battle of Tra | $2,020 | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | |
| Charles Edward Dixon | By the pier, with a three-master moored boat | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Charles Edward Dixon | 'Off Southsea' | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Charles Edward Dixon | HMS Victory firing a salute off Portsmouth | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Charles Edward Dixon | 'Waiting for the First Gun' | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Charles Edward Dixon | The Lower Pool, London | Sworders, May 2026 | ||
| Charles Edward Dixon | The clipper ship Thermopylae | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Charles Edward Dixon | Shipping on the Thames, a pair (2) | Bonhams, Oct 2021 |
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.