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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century European Art, New York · 1 February 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4721103
- Record
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Montague Dawson, sunlit mist, the gem of the ocean. Sotheby's, 1 Feb 2019, lot 475. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4721103.
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Montague Dawson, sunlit mist, the gem of the ocean. Sotheby's, 1 Feb 2019, lot 475. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4721103.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Art · Feb 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| surging on (the gem of the ocean) | Montague Dawson | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| the clipper lightning | Montague Dawson | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| wounded soldiers, fragment of the panorama of the battle of rezonville | Alphonse De Neuville | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| french infantry on the attack | Paul Louis Narcisse Grolleron | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| fôret de fontainebleau, effet de pluie | Narcisse Virgile Diaz De La Peña | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| new forest buckhounds and a terrier in their lodges | John Emms | $40,000–$60,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montague Dawson | The Carrie Reed of Boston - 'On a Long Tack' | $50,812 | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | |
| Montague Dawson | The Torrens in California waters 28 x 42in (71.1 x 106.7cm) | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Montague Dawson | montague dawson | the clipper ship tamar | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Montague Dawson | 'Blue Seas' - The Maitland | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| Montague Dawson | Daybreak 24 x 36in (61 x 91.5cm) | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Montague Dawson | 'Rolling along, The Gleaner' | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Montague Dawson | 'A Fine Breeze' | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| Montague Dawson | The White Star - fair weather - fine voyage 24 x 36in (61 x | Bonhams, Apr 2023 |
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