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Lot 169 · Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection

English and American merchantmen in the Clyde

Robert Salmon

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Estimate
$12,000–$15,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection, Geneva · 10 February 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-4286390
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Salmon, English and American merchantmen in the Clyde. Christie's, 10 Feb 2004, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4286390.

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From the same sale Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection · Feb 2004

LotArtistEstimateResult
Anonymous (American, 20Th Century) A coffee table in the form of a catboat hull $2,500–$3,500
Anonymous (American, Early 20Th Century) A scrimshaw whales tooth depicting the U.S.S. Constitution ** $800–$1,200
Anonymous (American, Early 20Th Century) A pair of scrimshaw whales teeth** $800–$1,200
Anonymous (American, Early 20Th Century) A group of three scrimshaw teeth depicting images from the American Civil War** $2,000–$3,000
Frye & Shaw, New York (American, 19Th Century) An American ebony and brass octant in a keystone box $1,400–$1,800
Rodgerson (English, 19Th Century) An English Stick Barometer $4,000–$6,000

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