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Lot 219 · Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection

Hauling in the lobster pots

Alfred Montague

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Estimate
$6,000–$8,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection, Geneva · 10 February 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-4286436
Record
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Alfred Montague, Hauling in the lobster pots. Christie's, 10 Feb 2004, lot 219. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4286436.

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

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Anonymous (American, 20Th Century) A coffee table in the form of a catboat hull $2,500–$3,500
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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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ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Alfred Montague Figures on the Banks of the Schelde, Ghent $6,713 Christie's, Mar 1998
Alfred Montague 'Fishing boats off Dordrecht' Bonhams, Oct 2014
Continental School Summertime repose 79 x 28 3/4in (200.7 x 73cm) Bonhams, Apr 2023
Alfred Montague Shipping off Amsterdam Sotheby's, Mar 2004
Alfred Montague fishing boats by a pier Sotheby's, Jan 2006
Alfred Montague A riverside village scene with picturesque figures Christie's, Jan 2012
English School 18th Century A group of five miniatures of birds, including Bonhams, Apr 2026
Alfred Montague Coastal scene with hay barges Bonhams, May 2019

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