Lot 116 · American Paintings, Furniture, Folk Art and Decorative Art
A battleship in a harbour at dusk
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- Estimate
- £200–£300 hammer ≈ $322–$482
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — American Paintings, Furniture, Folk Art and Decorative Art , New York · 2 September 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6306962
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kenneth Denton Shoesmith, A battleship in a harbour at dusk. Christie's, 2 Sep 1999, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6306962.
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Kenneth Denton Shoesmith, A battleship in a harbour at dusk. Christie's, 2 Sep 1999, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6306962.
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From the same sale American Paintings, Furniture, Folk Art and Decorative Art · Sep 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mother Nursing a Child in an Interior | Enoch Wood Perry, Jr. (1813-1915) | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| On the Plains | C.F. Witman (19th Century) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| A Glass Large Footed Bowl | A GLASS LARGE FOOTED BOWL | $500–$700 | |
| American, Early 19Th Century | A PAIR OF FEDERAL KNIFE BLADE ANDIRONS | $500–$700 | |
| American or English, 19Th Century | A CARVED AND PAINTED SHIP'S FIGUREHEAD | $5,000–$8,000 | |
| Continental, Late 19Th/Early 20 Century | A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT GLASS THREE LIGHT CANDELABRA | $700–$1,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Denton Shoesmith | Figures before galleons in a Continental harbour | $592 | Christie's, Sep 1999 | |
| English School | 19th Century 'The Little Basses' and 'The Great Basses', Cey | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| English School | 18th Century Portrait of a gentleman, half length, wearing g | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| English School | 19th Century A pilot cutter with shipping in the channel | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Marc Chagall | Isaiah | Dane Fine Art, May 2022 | ||
| Marc Chagall | L'hiver (Winter), from Daphnis et Chloé (M. 333, see C. 46) | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Marc Chagall | Vence | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| English School | 19th Century A coastal scene, with a military encampment on | Bonhams, Jul 2026 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.