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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,705–$6,174
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Marine Sale, London, Knightsbridge · 26 May 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-700434
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lai Fong, A full-rigged merchantman. Bonhams, 26 May 2020, lot 33. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-700434.
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Lai Fong, A full-rigged merchantman. Bonhams, 26 May 2020, lot 33. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-700434.
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From the same sale The Marine Sale · May 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreham | Richard Henry Nibbs | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| The Fleet at anchor, Spithead | Richard Paton | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Shipping at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour | William Joy | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| 19th Century A British barque off Hong Kong in a hardwood frame | Chinese School | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| 19th Century A British full-rigged merchantman in full sail off Hong Kong | Chinese School | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| late 19th/early 20th Century The S.S. St. Albans in Hong Kong Harbour | Chinese School | £4,000–£6,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lai Fong | Album of photographs of Peking and its environs, c.1879 | $5,062 | Chiswick Auctions, Mar 2026 | |
| Lai Fong | The Milton Stuart | Christie's, Apr 2005 | ||
| Lai Fong | China, 1870s | Christie's, Nov 2004 | ||
| Thomas Luny | Waterloo Bridge, with St. Paul's Cathedral rising beyond | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Montague Dawson | 'In the Trades' | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Charles Edward Dixon | 'The Upper Pool', Tower Bridge and St Paul's beyond | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Montague Dawson | A freshening breeze | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Thomas Luny | On the River Teign | Bonhams, Oct 2019 |
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.