Lot 25 · Old Masters Evening Sale
Beaching a Boat, Brighton
John Constable · oil on paper, laid down on canvas
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- Estimate
- £500,000–£800,000 hammer ≈ $633,096–$1,012,954
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 8 December 2016
- Dimensions
- 10 ¼ x 12 in. (26.1 x 30.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3966939
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Constable, Beaching a Boat, Brighton. Christie's, 8 Dec 2016, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3966939.
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John Constable, Beaching a Boat, Brighton. Christie's, 8 Dec 2016, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3966939.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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