Men-o'-war of various rates in Babbacombe Bay, with the headland and Anstey's Cave beyond — Thomas Luny (1759-1837)

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Estimate: £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $40,968–$57,354
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Sale: Christie's — British Pictures , London · 16 July 1998
Record ID: TB-2026-6658180
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Thomas Luny, Men-o'-war of various rates in Babbacombe Bay, with the headland and Anstey's Cave beyond. Christie's, 16 Jul 1998, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6658180.

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Thomas Luny, Men-o'-war of various rates in Babbacombe Bay, with the headland and Anstey's Cave beyond. Christie's, 16 Jul 1998, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6658180.

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