Lot 112 · British and Continental Watercolours
A destroyer on patrol
Charles Napier Hemy · pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,710–$4,517
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours , London (South Kensington) · 30 September 2004
- Dimensions
- 18¼ x 27 1/8 in. (46.3 x 69 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5890757
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles Napier Hemy, A destroyer on patrol. Christie's, 30 Sep 2004, lot 112. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5890757.
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Charles Napier Hemy, A destroyer on patrol. Christie's, 30 Sep 2004, lot 112. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5890757.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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