Lot 617 · Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, including Property from the Estate of Ernst Beyeler
Thames Barges racing off Chatham Dockyard with a newly launched Battleship beyond
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,446–$4,076
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, including Property from the Estate of Ernst Beyeler, London · 14 May 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6684463
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Lionel Wyllie, Ra, Thames Barges racing off Chatham Dockyard with a newly launched Battleship beyond. Christie's, 14 May 1998, lot 617. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6684463.
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William Lionel Wyllie, Ra, Thames Barges racing off Chatham Dockyard with a newly launched Battleship beyond. Christie's, 14 May 1998, lot 617. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6684463.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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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.