Barges on a river in a sunlit landscape — Frederick Waters Watts (1800-1862)

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Estimate: £5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $7,854–$12,566
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Sale: Christie's — British and Victorian Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 4 September 2003
Record ID: TB-2026-6011226
Record: first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Frederick Waters Watts, Barges on a river in a sunlit landscape. Christie's, 4 Sep 2003, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6011226.

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Frederick Waters Watts, Barges on a river in a sunlit landscape. Christie's, 4 Sep 2003, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6011226.

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From the same sale British and Victorian Pictures · Sep 2003

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a brown coat and grey waistcoat	Circle Of George Romney	£1,200–£1,800
Portrait of gentleman, three-quarter-length, in a grey jacket and pink wrap	Follower Of Allan Ramsay	£1,500–£2,000
Portrait of a lady, small half-length, as Sophonisba	Manner Of Angelica Kauffmann	£200–£300
A choir boy	Follower Of Sir Joshua Reynolds	£500–£800
Portrait of a gentleman, seated small three-quarter-length, in a blue…	English School, Circa 1820	£800–£1,200
Figures by a river with cottages beyond	Thomas Baker	£2,000–£3,000

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Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Frederick Waters Watts	A wooded landscape with a cattle and cottage beyond	$11,605	Christie's, Jul 2018
Frederick Waters Watts	View of Hampstead Heath		Christie's, Dec 2019
Frederick Waters Watts	Figures in an extensive landscape		Christie's, Jan 2010
Frederick Waters Watts	Wooded River Landscape		Sotheby's, Mar 2008
Frederick Waters Watts	A View of Littlehempston, near Totnes, Devon		Sotheby's, Jul 2026
Frederick Waters Watts	Fingle Bridge on the River Teign, East Devon		Sotheby's, Feb 2013
Frederick Waters Watts	Farmer on a track		Sotheby's, Mar 2009
Frederick Waters Watts	A Wooded Landscape with Cattle and a Cottage beyond		Sotheby's, Nov 2016

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