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Gloucester Marine Paint Manufactory

John Nesta (American, 1945–2017)

$950 hammer

≈ £715≈ €849

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “Oil on Canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed lower left hand corner
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
30 x 40 in
Auction house
Sloans & Kenyon
Sale
May Estate Catalogue Auction (206)
Date
May 15, 2025
Location
Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
Lot
95
Estimate
$1,500 – $2,500 (≈ £1,130 – £1,883) (≈ €1,341 – €2,235)
Source
Auction house sloansandkenyon.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered 4 times between 2024 and 2025 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 3

  1. Gloucester Marine Paint Manufactory, Sloans & Kenyon 2024

    Jun 27, 2024 · Sloans & Kenyon

    June Estate Catalogue Auction, lot 385

    Bought in / unsold · est. $2,000 – $2,500

    As catalogued

    John Nesta, “Gloucester Marine Paint Manufactory”

    Oil on Canvas

    30 x 40 in

  2. Gloucester Marine Paint Manufactory, Sloans & Kenyon 2024

    Aug 8, 2024 · Sloans & Kenyon

    August Estate Catalogue Auction, lot 200

    Bought in / unsold · est. $1,800 – $2,800

    As catalogued

    John Nesta, “Gloucester Marine Paint Manufactory”

    Oil on Canvas

    30 x 40 in

  3. Gloucester Marine Paint Manufactory, Sloans & Kenyon 2024

    Nov 21, 2024 · Sloans & Kenyon

    November Estate Catalogue Auction, lot 124

    Bought in / unsold · est. $1,500 – $2,500

    As catalogued

    John Nesta, “Gloucester Marine Paint Manufactory”

    Oil on Canvas

    30 x 40 in

  4. Gloucester Marine Paint Manufactory, Sloans & Kenyon 2025

    May 15, 2025 · Sloans & Kenyon this result

    May Estate Catalogue Auction, lot 95

    Sold $950Sign up to see · est. $1,500 – $2,500

    As catalogued

    John Nesta, “Gloucester Marine Paint Manufactory”

    Oil on Canvas

    30 x 40 in

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