Lot 405 · Maritime Pictures
The crowded Channel off Dover
O.w.s. Charles Bentley · pencil and watercolour, with scratching out and gum arabic
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,817–$2,725
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Maritime Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 26 May 2004
- Dimensions
- 20 x 29 in. (51 x 74 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5922837
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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O.w.s. Charles Bentley, The crowded Channel off Dover. Christie's, 26 May 2004, lot 405. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5922837.
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O.w.s. Charles Bentley, The crowded Channel off Dover. Christie's, 26 May 2004, lot 405. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5922837.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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