Lot 38 · Maritime Art
Merchantmen drifting in light airs off Avonmouth, Bristol
Joseph Walter · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $7,388–$10,344
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Maritime Art, London (South Kensington) · 16 June 2010
- Dimensions
- 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4487901
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Walter, Merchantmen drifting in light airs off Avonmouth, Bristol. Christie's, 16 Jun 2010, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4487901.
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Joseph Walter, Merchantmen drifting in light airs off Avonmouth, Bristol. Christie's, 16 Jun 2010, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4487901.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 'Moonsilver': The American clipper Archer in company with Houqua | Barry Mason | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The U.S. clipper ship Sweepstakes at sea | John Bentham-dinsdale | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A trading schooner in a calm off Whitby with a paddlesteamer off her … | Henry Redmore | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Sea piece, thought to be the battle of Cádiz | Circle of Hendriksz Cornelis Vroom (1566-1640) | £2,000–£4,000 | |
| A kaag aground at low water in a fresh breeze: A fishing boat rowing … | Willem van de Velde II (Leiden 1633-1707 London) and Studio | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| An English Fourth Rate ship-of-the-line, thought to be the 46-gun H.M… | Willem van de Velde I (Leiden c.1611-1693 London) and Studio | £7,000–£10,000 |
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