Lot 170 · Swiss Art Online Sale
A revenue cutter chasing a pirate lugger
Thomas Buttersworth · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Swiss Art Online Sale, Zürich · 25 July 2007
- Dimensions
- 12½ x 17¼ in. (31.8 x 43.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5536676
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Buttersworth, A revenue cutter chasing a pirate lugger. Christie's, 25 Jul 2007, lot 170. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5536676.
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Thomas Buttersworth, A revenue cutter chasing a pirate lugger. Christie's, 25 Jul 2007, lot 170. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5536676.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A pair of double lens copper and brass running lights | A pair of double lens copper and brass running lights | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| A brass anchor light | A brass anchor light | $800–$1,000 | |
| A pair of copper and brass ship's running lights | A pair of copper and brass ship's running lights | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| A pair of polished brass companionway lights | A pair of polished brass companionway lights | $400–$600 | |
| A pair of polished brass companionway lights | A pair of polished brass companionway lights | $400–$600 | |
| A pair of gimballed brass hurricaine lamps | A pair of gimballed brass hurricaine lamps | $2,000–$3,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Buttersworth | A three-masted barque 20 x 29 3/4in (50.8 x 75.5cm) | $8,288 | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | |
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| Thomas Buttersworth | A British man of war off Belem Castle | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Thomas Buttersworth | A barge and other shipping off Hoorn | Bonhams, Oct 2013 | ||
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| Thomas Buttersworth | A British man of war and other shipping with Belem Castle in | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
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