Lot 18 · American Art
yacht race in n.y. bay (yachts rounding the sandy hook lighthouse)
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Art, New York · 14 November 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4613856
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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James Edward Buttersworth, yacht race in n.y. bay (yachts rounding the sandy hook lighthouse). Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2017, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4613856.
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James Edward Buttersworth, yacht race in n.y. bay (yachts rounding the sandy hook lighthouse). Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2017, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4613856.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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