Lot 11 · Maritime Art
An outward-bound 18-gun merchantman at the 'Tail of the Bank' portrayed in three positions
Robert Salmon · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $82,658–$132,253
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Maritime Art, London (South Kensington) · 7 October 1999
- Dimensions
- 16¾ x 25½ in. (42.5 x 64.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4791094
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Salmon, An outward-bound 18-gun merchantman at the 'Tail of the Bank' portrayed in three positions. Christie's, 7 Oct 1999, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4791094.
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Robert Salmon, An outward-bound 18-gun merchantman at the 'Tail of the Bank' portrayed in three positions. Christie's, 7 Oct 1999, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4791094.
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From the same sale Maritime Art · Oct 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The iron full-rigger Thomas Blythe signalling her number off Whampoa | Chinese School, 19th Century | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Unloading the catch before a ruined castle at sunset | William Andrews Nesfield | £2,000–£4,000 | |
| Hauptstrae in Murnau | Gabriele Mnter (1877-1962) | £120,000–£160,000 | |
| Auf der Wanderung | Carl Spitzweg | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Birkenallee im Wannseegarten | Max Liebermann | £18,000–£24,000 | |
| Seelandschaft mit Bumen | Lesser Ury | £7,000–£10,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Salmon | Sailing Ship Kitty: 235 Tons, In the Mersey off Liverpool | $75,000 | Sotheby's, Jan 2018 | |
| Robert Salmon | a man-of-war of the red squadron, departing the 'tail of the | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Robert Salmon | A French Lugger 16-1/2 x 24-1/4 in. | Bonhams, May 2016 | ||
| Robert Salmon | A privateer in two positions leaving Whitehaven Harbour , 18 | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2021 | ||
| Robert Salmon | An outward-bound, 18-gun merchantman at the ‘Tail of the Ban | Christie's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Robert Salmon | A Departing Brig off Maryport Harbor | Christie's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Robert Salmon | an outward-bound, eighteen-gun merchantman at the tail of th | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Robert Salmon | Shipwreck on Ice | Sotheby's, Jan 2006 |
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.