Lot 17 · Important Maritime Art
An English warship pursuing a Frenchman up the coast
Francis Swaine · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $6,216–$10,359
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Maritime Art, London · 31 October 2007
- Dimensions
- 8½ x 12 in. (21.6 x 30.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5514162
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francis Swaine, An English warship pursuing a Frenchman up the coast. Christie's, 31 Oct 2007, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5514162.
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Francis Swaine, An English warship pursuing a Frenchman up the coast. Christie's, 31 Oct 2007, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5514162.
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From the same sale Important Maritime Art · Oct 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.M.S. Arethusa in company with the frigates, Flora , Melampus , Conc… | Thomas Luny | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| The fleet at anchor in an evening calm | John Wilson Carmichael | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| A Mediterranean capriccio of a sea fight between European merchantmen… | Andries Van Eertvelt | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| The battle of Leghorn, 4 t h March 1653, during the first Anglo-Dutch… | Aernout Smit | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| The Royal Yacht Cleveland , with King Charles II aboard, arriving to … | Jacob Knyff | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| An English naval squadron announcing its departure from its anchorage | Studio of Willem van de Velde, the Younger (Leiden 1633-1707 London) | £50,000–£70,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Swaine | Fishing boats in an estuary; and shipping in a storm | $10,944 | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | |
| Francis Swaine | francis swaine | an english man-o'-war with other ships sail | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Francis Swaine | A British warship in three positions in the Channel | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Francis Swaine | a man-of-war firing a salute | Sotheby's, Dec 2006 | ||
| Francis Swaine | Shipping in calm waters, a flagship firing a salute; and Shi | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Francis Swaine | A squadron caught in a gale, with a ship-of-the-line founder | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Francis Swaine | The arrival of the fleet; and Warships caught in a gale | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
| Francis Swaine | An English man-of-war and other shipping in choppy waters | Bonhams, Apr 2022 |
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.