The Sinking of The Birkenhead, 1858
Oil · Canvas
Brunk Auctions · Sep 23, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Lugger Running Before the Wind
James Hamilton (American, 1819–1878) · 1865
$6,463 price realized incl. premium
≈ £3,654≈ €5,419
Hammer $5,500 · with buyer’s premium $6,463
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 30 x 45in
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- California and American Paintings & Sculpture (13316)
- Date
- December 12, 2005
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
- Lot
- 21
- Estimate
- $4,000 – $6,000 (≈ £2,262 – £3,393) (≈ €3,354 – €5,031)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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