Lot 6 · Maritime Art
Departing from the anchorage under the cover of darkness
Francis Swaine · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,832–$8,053
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Maritime Art, London (South Kensington) · 29 April 1999
- Dimensions
- 16½ x 28 in. (42 x 71.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4576848
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francis Swaine, Departing from the anchorage under the cover of darkness. Christie's, 29 Apr 1999, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4576848.
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Francis Swaine, Departing from the anchorage under the cover of darkness. Christie's, 29 Apr 1999, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4576848.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warships and other shipping in a thunderstorm | François-étienne Musin | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| H.M.S. Dreadnought , the Seamen's Hospital ship, moored in the Thames… | William Collingwood Smith, Rws | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Shipping in the Pool of London | Daniel Turner | £700–£1,000 | |
| The Colombian barquentine Zelia from Riohacha, making her numbers off… | William Howard Yorke | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Captain James Cook (1728-79) | Cook, James. 1728-1779. | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| An English galliot close in to the shore with an English flagship fir… | After Willem van de Velde II | £1,000–£1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Francis Swaine | A British warship in three positions in the Channel | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
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| Francis Swaine | Shipping in calm waters, a flagship firing a salute; and Shi | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
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| Francis Swaine | A squadron caught in a gale, with a ship-of-the-line founder | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Francis Swaine | His Majesty's frigate Unicorn sailing down the coast in comp | Bonhams, Jul 2014 |
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