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Lot 194 · Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours

Entrance to the Port of Marseilles, France

R.w.s. William Callow · pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour and with scratching out

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Estimate
£12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $18,786–$28,179
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 2 December 2014
Dimensions
18 ¾ x 25 ¼ in. (47.6 x 64.2 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4212308
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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R.w.s. William Callow, Entrance to the Port of Marseilles, France. Christie's, 2 Dec 2014, lot 194. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4212308.

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R.w.s. William Callow On the Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice $39,138 Christie's, Dec 2014
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Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra Warkworth Castle, Sunset Sotheby's, Jul 2023

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