Cornish breakers — James Brereton (b.1954)

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Estimate: £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,785–$5,299
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Sale: Christie's — Maritime Art, London (South Kensington) · 13 May 2009
Dimensions: 25 x 50 in. (63.5 x 127 cm.)
Record ID: TB-2026-5354711
Record: first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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James Brereton, Cornish breakers. Christie's, 13 May 2009, lot 843. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5354711.

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James Brereton, Cornish breakers. Christie's, 13 May 2009, lot 843. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5354711.

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From the same sale Maritime Art · May 2009

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A Union Castle Liner and the Royal Yacht, Cowes Week 1950s	Norman Wilkinson	£800–£1,200
The snow Fleece of Arbroath in two positions in the Sound off Kronber…	Jakob Petersen	£500–£700
A Danish trader passing Dover	Jakob Petersen	£500–£700
The three-masted topsail schooner Ellen James calling for a pilot off…	Luigi Roberto	£1,000–£1,500
A Royal Navy steam two-decker of the Mediterranean fleet in the Bay o…	Tommaso De Simone	£1,500–£2,500
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