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Lot 126 · British and Victorian Paintings, Including Scottish Pictures

Unloading the catch, East Coast Fife

William Watt Milne

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Estimate
£1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,668–$2,502
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — BRITISH AND VICTORIAN PAINTINGS, INCLUDING SCOTTISH PICTURES, London (South Kensington) · 19 November 1998
Record ID
TB-2026-6294796
Record
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William Watt Milne, Unloading the catch, East Coast Fife. Christie's, 19 Nov 1998, lot 126. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6294796.

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From the same sale British and Victorian Paintings, Including Scottish Pictures · Nov 1998

LotArtistEstimateResult
Le Sens propre Ren Magritte (1898-1967) $100,000–$150,000
Le Savoir Ren Magritte (1898-1967) $120,000–$160,000
La Tempte Ren Magritte (1898-1967) $35,000–$45,000
Les Chants de Maldoror Ren Magritte (1898-1967) $25,000–$35,000
Seven Drawings: Lettres persanes (Un Peu de l'me des bandits) Ren Magritte (1898-1967) $35,000–$45,000
L'tat de grace Ren Magritte (1898-1967) $40,000–$60,000

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William Watt Milne The Landing of the Catch $7,291 Sotheby's, Apr 2006
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Alexander Goudie Fin de Repas Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2023
David Gauld R.s.a. Calves at rest Bonhams, May 2024
William Watt Milne "Trees in Osmunda Garden" 79 x 94.5 cm. (31 1/8 x 37 3/16 in Bonhams, May 2022
William Watt Milne A Shepherdess with her flock Christie's, Nov 2001
David Gauld R.s.a. Ayrshires in Dappled Sunlight Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025

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