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Lot 230 · Maritime Art

The entrance to the harbour at Whitby

George Weatherill · watercolour with scratching out, on paper

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Estimate
£1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,554–$2,331
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Maritime Art, London (South Kensington) · 24 November 2011
Dimensions
4½ x 8¼ in. (11.4 x 21 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4660426
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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George Weatherill, The entrance to the harbour at Whitby. Christie's, 24 Nov 2011, lot 230. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4660426.

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George Weatherill, The entrance to the harbour at Whitby. Christie's, 24 Nov 2011, lot 230. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4660426.

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From the same sale Maritime Art · Nov 2011

LotArtistEstimateResult
Dutch fishing boats heading out to sea John Wilson Carmichael £700–£1,000
The cider barrel (illustrated); The black bottle; and Country cider Edmund Blampied £300–£400
The brigantine James Stonard of Ulveston entering Naples, 20 t h March 1865 Michele Funno £1,000–£1,500
A Danish steamship in the Mediterranean Gaetano D'esposito £500–£700
Mariquita racing to windward during the Pendennis Cup, 2010 Jamie Medlin £30,000–£50,000
Congested waters at the harbour mouth Thomas Rose Miles £1,500–£2,500

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