Lot 67 · Maritime Art
Cutters in pursuit in a stiff breeze offshore
Thomas Buttersworth · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $4,012–$5,616
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Maritime Art, London · 29 October 2008
- Dimensions
- 15 x 21 in. (38.1 x 53.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5422072
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Buttersworth, Cutters in pursuit in a stiff breeze offshore. Christie's, 29 Oct 2008, lot 67. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5422072.
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Thomas Buttersworth, Cutters in pursuit in a stiff breeze offshore. Christie's, 29 Oct 2008, lot 67. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5422072.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| The visit of Peter the Great to Amsterdam, August-September, 1697 | Attributed to Abraham Jan Storck (Amsterdam 1644-1710 Amsterdam) | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| The Battle of Solebay, 28th May 1672; the English flagship Royal Prin… | Circle of Pieter Cornelisz Van Soest (fl. 1640-1667) | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| The burning of the French flagship Soleil Royal in Cherbourg Bay duri… | Studio of Willem van de Velde, the Younger (Leiden 1633-1707 London) | £3,000–£5,000 | |
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