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Lot 6020 · Property from the Collection of E. Newbold and Margaret du Pont Smith

his majesty’s ships phoenix, roebuck and tartar, accompanied by three smaller vessels, forcing their way through the cheval-de-frise on the hudson river between forts washington and lee, new york, 9 october 1776

R.a. Dominic Serres

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$100,000–$150,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Property from the Collection of E. Newbold and Margaret du Pont Smith, New York · 21 January 2017
Record ID
TB-2026-4541946
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R.a. Dominic Serres, his majesty’s ships phoenix, roebuck and tartar, accompanied by three smaller vessels, forcing their way through the cheval-de-frise on the hudson river between forts washington and lee, new york, 9 october 1776. Sotheby's, 21 Jan 2017, lot 6020. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4541946.

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R.a. Dominic Serres, his majesty’s ships phoenix, roebuck and tartar, accompanied by three smaller vessels, forcing their way through the cheval-de-frise on the hudson river between forts washington and lee, new york, 9 october 1776. Sotheby's, 21 Jan 2017, lot 6020. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4541946.

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