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Lot 366 · Asian Decorative Arts

A Blackwall frigate getting underway in the Downs

Thomas Sewell Robins

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Estimate
£2,500–£3,000 hammer ≈ $4,056–$4,867
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS, New York · 11 November 1999
Record ID
TB-2026-6214722
Record
first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Sewell Robins, A Blackwall frigate getting underway in the Downs. Christie's, 11 Nov 1999, lot 366. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6214722.

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From the same sale Asian Decorative Arts · Nov 1999

LotArtistEstimateResult
Probably Korean A CELADON GLAZED RETICULATED VASE $200–$400
18Th/19Th Century A GROUP OF SMALL IVORIES** $700–$900
Edo Period, (18Th Century) A LACQUER INCENSE BOX ( KOBAKO ) $1,800–$2,200
18Th Century A TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA $4,000–$6,000
A Group of Crackled and Celadon-Glazed Wares A GROUP OF CRACKLED AND CELADON-GLAZED WARES $150–$200
Late Ming Dynasty, 16Th-17Th Century TWO IVORY-GLAZED VESSELS $1,000–$1,500

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