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Lot 49 · British Pictures 1500-1850

A pier in choppy seas with figures in the foreground and sailing boats beyond, traditionally described as 'The old fish market at Brighton'

James Arthur O'connor

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Estimate
£7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $9,985–$14,264
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — British Pictures 1500-1850 , London · 30 November 2001
Record ID
TB-2026-6190126
Record
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James Arthur O'connor, A pier in choppy seas with figures in the foreground and sailing boats beyond, traditionally described as 'The old fish market at Brighton'. Christie's, 30 Nov 2001, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6190126.

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James Arthur O'connor, A pier in choppy seas with figures in the foreground and sailing boats beyond, traditionally described as 'The old fish market at Brighton'. Christie's, 30 Nov 2001, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6190126.

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