Lot 430 · Maritime Pictures
Unloading the day's catch
Thomas Bush Hardy · pencil and watercolour, with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $545–$908
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Maritime Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 26 May 2004
- Dimensions
- 10 x 6 in. (25.5 x 15 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5922856
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Bush Hardy, Unloading the day's catch. Christie's, 26 May 2004, lot 430. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5922856.
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Thomas Bush Hardy, Unloading the day's catch. Christie's, 26 May 2004, lot 430. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5922856.
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Bush Hardy | Boulogne Harbour | $197 | Strauss & Co, Mar 2026 | |
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| Thomas Bush Hardy | Broadstairs Pier | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
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| Thomas Bush Hardy | Shipping off the coast with frigates and steam ships beyond | Chiswick Auctions, Jan 2026 | ||
| William Lionel Wyllie, Ra | Hay Barges, Folly Bay | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
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| English School | early 19th Century A country path | Bonhams, Jul 2026 |
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