Lot 40 · Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art
A Ship of the Line 100 Years Ago
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $19,413–$25,884
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, London · 13 July 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4584624
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Somerscales, A Ship of the Line 100 Years Ago. Sotheby's, 13 Jul 2017, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4584624.
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Thomas Somerscales, A Ship of the Line 100 Years Ago. Sotheby's, 13 Jul 2017, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4584624.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Somerscales | A Ship of the Line 100 Years Ago | $35,435 | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | |
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| Thomas Somerscales | A muleteer and two oxen; a valley in the Andes | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Harold Harvey | Boy at the Harbour, Mousehole | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Charles Edward Perugini | Portrait of a lady with a coral necklace | Christie's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Harold Harvey | Boys Fishing on a Quay | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| English School | 16th Century Portrait of Thomas Cromwell, half-length, in fu | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
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The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.