Lot 169 · British Watercolours
The capture of the Guillaume Tell ; The last of the wooden walls; Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland; and Two fishing boats in a storm
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,401–$4,001
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Watercolours, London · 8 June 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6539792
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Christian Schetky, The capture of the Guillaume Tell ; The last of the wooden walls; Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland; and Two fishing boats in a storm. Christie's, 8 Jun 1999, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6539792.
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John Christian Schetky, The capture of the Guillaume Tell ; The last of the wooden walls; Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland; and Two fishing boats in a storm. Christie's, 8 Jun 1999, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6539792.
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|---|---|---|---|
| An extensive landscape with figures on a track and buildings beyond, Wales | Peter De Wint O.w.s. | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Still life with plums and hazelnuts on a mossy bank | William Henry Hunt, O.w.s. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Still life with birds' nests | William Henry Hunt, O.w.s. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| The Chaia, Naples | John 'warwick' Smith | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Figures in a small boat off an icefloe with polar bears in the Arctic | Anthony Devis | £600–£800 | |
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