Lot 380 · Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures)
Solent sunbeams
William Minshall Birchall · pen and brown ink and watercolour heightened with white
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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $674–$944
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures), London (South Kensington) · 8 November 2006
- Dimensions
- 7½ x 10¼ in. (19.1 x 26 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5629420
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Minshall Birchall, Solent sunbeams. Christie's, 8 Nov 2006, lot 380. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5629420.
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William Minshall Birchall, Solent sunbeams. Christie's, 8 Nov 2006, lot 380. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5629420.
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