27th Oct, 2010 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Audacious)
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[M] ITALIAN SCHOOL, 19TH-CENTURY<br/>A British warship...
ITALIAN SCHOOL, 19TH-CENTURY
A British warship at anchor in the Bay of Naples
Watercolour heightened with white
9 x 15¼in. (23 x 39cm.)
This picture is almost certainly of a Minotaur Class battleship, launched in 1863 they originally sported five masts, however she is photographed in the 1890s after refits in the present format with a reduced complement. The last of these long-serving vessels (Agincourt) was sold for breakup in 1960, 99 years after she was laid down.
A British warship at anchor in the Bay of Naples
Watercolour heightened with white
9 x 15¼in. (23 x 39cm.)
This picture is almost certainly of a Minotaur Class battleship, launched in 1863 they originally sported five masts, however she is photographed in the 1890s after refits in the present format with a reduced complement. The last of these long-serving vessels (Agincourt) was sold for breakup in 1960, 99 years after she was laid down.
Sold for £149
Estimated at £200 - £300
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
ITALIAN SCHOOL, 19TH-CENTURY
A British warship at anchor in the Bay of Naples
Watercolour heightened with white
9 x 15¼in. (23 x 39cm.)
This picture is almost certainly of a Minotaur Class battleship, launched in 1863 they originally sported five masts, however she is photographed in the 1890s after refits in the present format with a reduced complement. The last of these long-serving vessels (Agincourt) was sold for breakup in 1960, 99 years after she was laid down.
A British warship at anchor in the Bay of Naples
Watercolour heightened with white
9 x 15¼in. (23 x 39cm.)
This picture is almost certainly of a Minotaur Class battleship, launched in 1863 they originally sported five masts, however she is photographed in the 1890s after refits in the present format with a reduced complement. The last of these long-serving vessels (Agincourt) was sold for breakup in 1960, 99 years after she was laid down.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Audacious), 27th Oct, 2010
