Lot 53 · A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
The Dutch Fleet at Anchor
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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $55,350–$83,025
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, London · 7 July 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4941498
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Willem Van De Velde The Elder, The Dutch Fleet at Anchor. Sotheby's, 7 Jul 2021, lot 53. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4941498.
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Willem Van De Velde The Elder, The Dutch Fleet at Anchor. Sotheby's, 7 Jul 2021, lot 53. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4941498.
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From the same sale A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries · Jul 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putti in the clouds | Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| An oyster shell and an onion | William Henry Hunt, O.w.s. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Beach scene | Jan Josefsz Van Goyen | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Adoration of the Shepherds | Rembrandt School | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| A Quince branch | Pancrace Bessa | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady | Isaac Oliver | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willem Van De Velde The Elder | A Dutch fleet at anchor off a beach | $59,846 | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | |
| Willem Van De Velde The Elder | The Dutch fleet near the Doggerbank | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Willem Van De Velde The Elder | Portrait of the English fourth rate, Tiger, as rebuilt in 16 | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Willem Van De Velde The Elder | Shipping at Den Helder | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Willem Van De Velde The Elder | the dutch fleet at anchor in the vlie, september 1658 | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Willem Van De Velde The Elder | A warship of the Dutch Admiralty in choppy seas | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | A mill in north Wales | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Willem Van De Velde The Elder | The Dutch Fleet at Anchor | Sotheby's, Jul 2012 |
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.