Lot 174 · British and Continental Watercolours
Shipping in a heavy swell off Leith
O.w.s. Charles Bentley · pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $707–$1,061
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours , London (South Kensington) · 28 September 2005
- Dimensions
- 13 x 20 in. (33 x 50.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5770224
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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O.w.s. Charles Bentley, Shipping in a heavy swell off Leith. Christie's, 28 Sep 2005, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5770224.
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O.w.s. Charles Bentley, Shipping in a heavy swell off Leith. Christie's, 28 Sep 2005, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5770224.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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