Lot 24 · Old Master & British Pictures Evening Sale
A kaag and other vessels off an inlet on the Dutch coast
Willem I Van De Velde · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £1,200,000–£1,800,000 hammer ≈ $1,957,440–$2,936,160
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Pictures Evening Sale, London · 17 February 1998
- Dimensions
- 15 x 19½ in. (38.3 x 49.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4211425
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Willem I Van De Velde, A kaag and other vessels off an inlet on the Dutch coast. Christie's, 17 Feb 1998, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4211425.
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Willem I Van De Velde, A kaag and other vessels off an inlet on the Dutch coast. Christie's, 17 Feb 1998, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4211425.
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