Lot 174 · Maritime Art
Memorial to Scott, Wilson, Bowers, Oates, and Evans on Observation Hill
Herbert George Ponting · oil on board
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,611–$2,416
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Maritime Art, London (South Kensington) · 29 April 1999
- Dimensions
- 5½ x 9¼ in. (14 x 23.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4576928
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Herbert George Ponting, Memorial to Scott, Wilson, Bowers, Oates, and Evans on Observation Hill. Christie's, 29 Apr 1999, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4576928.
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Herbert George Ponting, Memorial to Scott, Wilson, Bowers, Oates, and Evans on Observation Hill. Christie's, 29 Apr 1999, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4576928.
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