Lot 64 · Maritime Art
A Dutch galliot anchored off a low countries port with two figures conversing on the foreshore; and Two Dutch galliots drying their sails at the end of the day, figures and a dog in the foreground and a windmill beyond (both illustrated)
John Ward · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,442–$9,663
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Maritime Art, London (South Kensington) · 29 April 1999
- Dimensions
- 11 x 9 in. (28 x 22.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4576877
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Ward, A Dutch galliot anchored off a low countries port with two figures conversing on the foreshore; and Two Dutch galliots drying their sails at the end of the day, figures and a dog in the foreground and a windmill beyond (both illustrated). Christie's, 29 Apr 1999, lot 64. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4576877.
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John Ward, A Dutch galliot anchored off a low countries port with two figures conversing on the foreshore; and Two Dutch galliots drying their sails at the end of the day, figures and a dog in the foreground and a windmill beyond (both illustrated). Christie's, 29 Apr 1999, lot 64. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4576877.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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