08-13-201708-13-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 13, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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Luca Papaluca The Elder (Italian, 1890-1934) M.Y. Warrior, N.Y.Y.C.

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$431$350
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3022MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 13, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Luca Papaluca The Elder (Italian, 1890-1934)

M.Y. Warrior, N.Y.Y.C.
Signed "L. PAPALUCA" l.r., titled along lower edge of image.
Watercolor and gouache on paper, 16 x 27 1/4 in., in a molded giltwood frame.
Condition: Spotting in the sky, not examined out of frame.

Note: The 1266-ton yacht was built in Troon, Scotland, by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company for Frederick William Vanderbilt in 1904. The vessel was requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1917 and participated in both World Wars. She was sunk in action in 1940.
Estimate $700-900


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Keywords

Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Luca Papaluca, Troon, Scotland