August Americana
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, ScotlandStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
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