Lot 491 · Maritime and Naval Battles (Pictures)
'Sunlight and Shadows': The royal cutter Britannia leading Shamrock and Westward off Cowes in 1932
Martyn Richardson Mackrill · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $22,287–$33,431
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — MARITIME AND NAVAL BATTLES (PICTURES), London (South Kensington) · 17 November 2004
- Dimensions
- 36 x 60 in. (91.5 x 152.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5868740
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Martyn Richardson Mackrill, 'Sunlight and Shadows': The royal cutter Britannia leading Shamrock and Westward off Cowes in 1932. Christie's, 17 Nov 2004, lot 491. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5868740.
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Martyn Richardson Mackrill, 'Sunlight and Shadows': The royal cutter Britannia leading Shamrock and Westward off Cowes in 1932. Christie's, 17 Nov 2004, lot 491. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5868740.
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