Lot 415 · Maritime Pictures
Salvaging the wreck
Emil Axel Krause · pencil and watercolour heightened with white
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- Estimate
- £200–£400 hammer ≈ $363–$727
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Maritime Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 26 May 2004
- Dimensions
- 4¼ x 6¼ in. (10.8 x 15.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5922847
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Emil Axel Krause, Salvaging the wreck. Christie's, 26 May 2004, lot 415. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5922847.
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Emil Axel Krause, Salvaging the wreck. Christie's, 26 May 2004, lot 415. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5922847.
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From the same sale Maritime Pictures · May 2004
| 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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