21st Apr, 2026 10:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (FOUDROYANT)
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[M] A CARVED WOODEN TILLER FOR THE YACHT 'PETREL', CIRCA 1885
A CARVED WOODEN TILLER FOR THE YACHT PETREL, CIRCA 1885
carved with panels inscribed PETREL / PRESS, barley-twist shaft to tapering grip terminating with hand grasping a serpent -- 51½in. (131cm.)
Probably Henry Press (1844-1920), marine artist.
The artist Henry Press painted the yacht Petrel underway in the 1880s, and was a keen yachtsman who later appeared in the Lloyd's Yacht Register.
Sold for £124
Estimated at £250 - £350
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A CARVED WOODEN TILLER FOR THE YACHT PETREL, CIRCA 1885
carved with panels inscribed PETREL / PRESS, barley-twist shaft to tapering grip terminating with hand grasping a serpent -- 51½in. (131cm.)
Probably Henry Press (1844-1920), marine artist.
The artist Henry Press painted the yacht Petrel underway in the 1880s, and was a keen yachtsman who later appeared in the Lloyd's Yacht Register.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (FOUDROYANT), 21st Apr, 2026
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Order of Sale:
Mercantile Sail 1-33
Mercantile Steam 34-97
Naval Sail 100-150
Naval Steam 155-229
Navigation & Instruments 230-253
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