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Lot 37 · The Marine Sale

The storm after the Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805

Richard Barnett Spencer

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Estimate
£5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,742–$9,438
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — The Marine Sale, London, Knightsbridge · 11 November 2020
Record ID
TB-2026-700351
Record
first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Barnett Spencer, The storm after the Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805. Bonhams, 11 Nov 2020, lot 37. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-700351.

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From the same sale The Marine Sale · Nov 2020

LotArtistEstimateResult
Very heavy swells causing trouble for ships off a coast Lt. John Frederick Warre £1,500–£2,000
The four masted merchant ship County of Linlithgow in stormy seas Lai Fong £800–£1,200
The Norwegian ship De Mezger en route to the Netherlands Frederik Tudgay £1,500–£2,000
A portrait of a merchant ship carrying a house flag initialled L.S.Co Follower Of William Howard Yorke £1,200–£1,800
Ships of the Imperial Russian Navy in stormy seas Circle Of Charles Henry Seaforth £1,500–£2,000
The clipper ship Thermopylae Charles Edward Dixon £3,000–£5,000

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