03-13-201303-14-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
March 13, 2013 02:00 PMCalender
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Anglo-American School, 19th Century Steamship in a Northwest Gale on a Moonlit Night.

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$650$650
Auction: Discovery - 2642MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: March 14, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Anglo-American School, 19th Century

Steamship in a Northwest Gale on a Moonlit Night. The vessel, scene, and possibly the date and artist's name inscribed indistinctly below. Oil on canvas, 18 x 23 in., in a later mitered wood frame. Condition: Relined, replaced stretcher, pronounced but stable craquelure.

Note: The letters "PMSSCo." painted on the paddlewheel of the vessel stand for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company of Great Britain. The company's steamships delivered mail between Panama City and San Francisco.
Estimate $400-600


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Keywords

Anglo-American School, Great Britain, Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Panama City