Lot 383 · Maritime Pictures
A crowded brig in a cracking breeze
Samuel Atkins · grey ink and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $908–$1,272
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Maritime Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 26 May 2004
- Dimensions
- 4½ x 6¼ in. (11.4 x 15.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5922824
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Samuel Atkins, A crowded brig in a cracking breeze. Christie's, 26 May 2004, lot 383. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5922824.
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Samuel Atkins, A crowded brig in a cracking breeze. Christie's, 26 May 2004, lot 383. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5922824.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A funeral cortège waiting at the quayside | John Wilson Carmichael | £600–£800 | |
| An Anglo-French engagement during the American War of Independence, p… | Circle Of Thomas Luny | £400–£600 | |
| Gossiping on the foreshore on the Devonshire coast | Thomas Luny | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A frigate under tow at the entrance to Dartmouth Harbour | Thomas Luny | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| A Dutch smalschip running into the estuary | Louis Verboeckhoven | £800–£1,200 | |
| On the river at dusk | Jose Weiss | £400–£600 |
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