© Menzies — view on Menzies website ↗H.M.S. Sultan 1879, 1879
Watercolor · Paper
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Retreat of the Spanish Armada 1588 1871
Oswald Walters Brierly (British, 1817–1894) · 1871
A$7,364 price realized incl. premium
≈ $6,079≈ £3,877≈ €4,891
Hammer A$6,000 · with buyer’s premium A$7,364
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour, bodycolour and pencil on paper on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower left: O. W. Brierly 1871; inscribed on label verso: 'Retreat of the Spanish Armada/31st July 1588/'Meantime Drake and the Lord Admiral, with ninety sail,/and five days provision
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 58.0 x 103.5 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | December 2014 (14DEC)
- Date
- December 11, 2014
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 76
- Estimate
- A$8,000 – A$10,000 (≈ $6,604 – $8,255) (≈ £4,212 – £5,265) (≈ €5,313 – €6,642)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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