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Lot 73 · Victorian Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art

An admiralty yacht firing a salute as she prepares to depart from the anchorage

Cornelis Van De Velde · oil on canvas

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Estimate
£25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $33,377–$46,728
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Victorian Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art , London · 13 December 2017
Dimensions
36 ¼ x 55 ¾ in. (92 x 141.6 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3854167
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cornelis Van De Velde, An admiralty yacht firing a salute as she prepares to depart from the anchorage. Christie's, 13 Dec 2017, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3854167.

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Cornelis Van De Velde, An admiralty yacht firing a salute as she prepares to depart from the anchorage. Christie's, 13 Dec 2017, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3854167.

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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Cornelis Van De Velde The flagship Royal Sovereign firing a salute at the Nore wit $30,185 Christie's, Dec 2017
John Wilson Carmichael The newly commissioned Newcastle barques Favourite and Majes Bonhams, Oct 2023
Thomas Luny The East Indiaman General Goddard with the Dutch fleet 46 1/ Bonhams, Jul 2020
Cornelis Van De Velde a small english man-o' war firing a salute with small boats Sotheby's, Nov 2008
Peter Monamy ships in a calm near a fort Sotheby's, Feb 2018
Thomas Luny London, a view of Greenwich with shipping on the Thames Sotheby's, Dec 2022
John Wilson Carmichael Walkers on the cliffs above Freshwater Bay, viewed from the Christie's, Jul 2021
Peter Monamy The Evening Gun Sotheby's, Dec 2005

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