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Lot 92 · Maritime Art

The American clipper Flying Cloud cracking along in an ocean breeze

John Bentham-dinsdale · oil on canvas

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Estimate
£2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,130–$4,696
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Maritime Art, London (South Kensington) · 12 June 2013
Dimensions
20 x 30 in. (50.7 x 76.2 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4402123
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Bentham-dinsdale, The American clipper Flying Cloud cracking along in an ocean breeze. Christie's, 12 Jun 2013, lot 92. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4402123.

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From the same sale Maritime Art · Jun 2013

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Onteora rounding a bend in the Hudson River, New York Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen £15,000–£20,000
Running before the trades Jack Lorimer Gray £60,000–£80,000
Dutch and English men-o'war lying off a fortress Peter Van Den Velde £1,000–£1,500
The Dutch fleet assembling at the mouth of the Scheldt, possibly for … Peter Van Den Velde £3,000–£5,000
The battle of Leghorn, 4 t h March 1653, during the First Anglo-Dutch… Reiner Nooms, called 'Zeeman' (Amsterdam 1623-1664) £30,000–£50,000
The capture of Porto Bello, 21 s t November 1739 Richard Paton £8,000–£12,000

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