Salvaging the Wreck — Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958)

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Estimate: £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,646–$3,969
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Sale: Bonhams — The Marine Sale, London, Knightsbridge · 11 November 2020
Record ID: TB-2026-700388
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rsma Charles Pears, Salvaging the Wreck. Bonhams, 11 Nov 2020, lot 74. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-700388.

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Rsma Charles Pears, Salvaging the Wreck. Bonhams, 11 Nov 2020, lot 74. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-700388.

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From the same sale The Marine Sale · Nov 2020

Lot	Artist	Estimate
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 storm after the Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805	Richard Barnett Spencer	£5,000–£7,000

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