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An old sailmaker
William John Wainwright (British, 1855–1931)
£512 price realized incl. premium
≈ $636≈ €612
Hammer £400 · with buyer’s premium £512
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour over traces of pencil”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 38 x 32cm (14 15/16 x 12 5/8in).
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- Discovery Sale Online (31359)
- Date
- January 29, 2025
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 36
- Estimate
- £400 – £600 (≈ $497 – $745) (≈ €478 – €717)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
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