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Alfred Birdsey, Sailing Days, Oil on masonite scene shows sailboats on blue water with land in foreground, water and hills in the background

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Sailing Days

Alfred Birdsey (British, 1912–1996)

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Medium: Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “Oil on masonite scene shows sailboats on blue water with land in foreground, water and hills in the background”
Support: Board
Signed / inscribed: Signed lower right
Category: Oil paintings
Dimensions: 14-1/2” x 24”
Auction house: James D. Julia
Sale: Annual Winter Antiques & Fine Art Auction <br> Totals Over $2.4 Million! (annual-winter-antiques-fine-art-auction/?session=1)
Date: February 2, 2007
Location: Fairfield, Maine
Lot: 411
Estimate: $750 – $1,250 (≈ £381 – £635) (≈ €576 – €960)
Source: Auction house jamesdjulia.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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