3rd Nov, 2015 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Encounter')
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[M] STEAM YACHT BANSHEE R.Y.S.<br/>Thirty six...
STEAM YACHT BANSHEE R.Y.S.
Thirty six photographs of the interior and exterior of the Banshee, each with the blindstamp at foot of 'A. Debenham - Copyright - Cowes & Ryde' mounted on card pages, Original cloth. Oblong folio. London, 1901.
A remarkably fine depiction of the steam yacht Banshee, with splendid exterior and interior views. Commissioned by millionaire Col. Harry MacCalmont to replace his Giralda which he ran between 1894-98, Banshee, built by Ramage & Ferguson in 1901, was a steel twin-screw schooner. Almost naval in appearance, she measured 229½ft, with a 29½ft beam and registered at 993 tons. After his untimely death in 1905, Banshee was sold to Portugal and became the R.Y. Amelia until the assassination of King Carlos in 1908. Thereafter she was used as a dispatch vessel in the Portuguese Navy and was dropped from Jane's list in 1937. MacCalmont built a third steam yacht, the nine-screwed Tarantula, which he owned concurrently with Banshee and which can be seen in the next lot.
Thirty six photographs of the interior and exterior of the Banshee, each with the blindstamp at foot of 'A. Debenham - Copyright - Cowes & Ryde' mounted on card pages, Original cloth. Oblong folio. London, 1901.
A remarkably fine depiction of the steam yacht Banshee, with splendid exterior and interior views. Commissioned by millionaire Col. Harry MacCalmont to replace his Giralda which he ran between 1894-98, Banshee, built by Ramage & Ferguson in 1901, was a steel twin-screw schooner. Almost naval in appearance, she measured 229½ft, with a 29½ft beam and registered at 993 tons. After his untimely death in 1905, Banshee was sold to Portugal and became the R.Y. Amelia until the assassination of King Carlos in 1908. Thereafter she was used as a dispatch vessel in the Portuguese Navy and was dropped from Jane's list in 1937. MacCalmont built a third steam yacht, the nine-screwed Tarantula, which he owned concurrently with Banshee and which can be seen in the next lot.
Sold for £1,984
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
STEAM YACHT BANSHEE R.Y.S.
Thirty six photographs of the interior and exterior of the Banshee, each with the blindstamp at foot of 'A. Debenham - Copyright - Cowes & Ryde' mounted on card pages, Original cloth. Oblong folio. London, 1901.
A remarkably fine depiction of the steam yacht Banshee, with splendid exterior and interior views. Commissioned by millionaire Col. Harry MacCalmont to replace his Giralda which he ran between 1894-98, Banshee, built by Ramage & Ferguson in 1901, was a steel twin-screw schooner. Almost naval in appearance, she measured 229½ft, with a 29½ft beam and registered at 993 tons. After his untimely death in 1905, Banshee was sold to Portugal and became the R.Y. Amelia until the assassination of King Carlos in 1908. Thereafter she was used as a dispatch vessel in the Portuguese Navy and was dropped from Jane's list in 1937. MacCalmont built a third steam yacht, the nine-screwed Tarantula, which he owned concurrently with Banshee and which can be seen in the next lot.
Thirty six photographs of the interior and exterior of the Banshee, each with the blindstamp at foot of 'A. Debenham - Copyright - Cowes & Ryde' mounted on card pages, Original cloth. Oblong folio. London, 1901.
A remarkably fine depiction of the steam yacht Banshee, with splendid exterior and interior views. Commissioned by millionaire Col. Harry MacCalmont to replace his Giralda which he ran between 1894-98, Banshee, built by Ramage & Ferguson in 1901, was a steel twin-screw schooner. Almost naval in appearance, she measured 229½ft, with a 29½ft beam and registered at 993 tons. After his untimely death in 1905, Banshee was sold to Portugal and became the R.Y. Amelia until the assassination of King Carlos in 1908. Thereafter she was used as a dispatch vessel in the Portuguese Navy and was dropped from Jane's list in 1937. MacCalmont built a third steam yacht, the nine-screwed Tarantula, which he owned concurrently with Banshee and which can be seen in the next lot.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Encounter'), 3rd Nov, 2015
