Busy shipping lanes off a harbour with a three-masked Dutch merchantman hove-to to take on the pilot — Charles Martin Powell (1775-1824)

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Estimate: £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $14,582–$21,873
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Sale: Christie's — British Pictures 1500-1850 , London · 16 June 2005
Dimensions: 17¼ x 24 in. (43.8 x 61 cm.)
Record ID: TB-2026-5796643
Record: first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles Martin Powell, Busy shipping lanes off a harbour with a three-masked Dutch merchantman hove-to to take on the pilot. Christie's, 16 Jun 2005, lot 293. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5796643.

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Charles Martin Powell, Busy shipping lanes off a harbour with a three-masked Dutch merchantman hove-to to take on the pilot. Christie's, 16 Jun 2005, lot 293. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5796643.

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Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Charles Martin Powell	A busy harbour scene with Dutch and British shipping	$13,088	Bonhams, May 2019
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Charles Martin Powell	charles martin powell \| dutch vessels in a breeze		Sotheby's, May 2019
Charles Martin Powell	Portsmouth Harbour with the Guernsey Packet Cutter		Christie's, Feb 1998

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