Duncan McFarlane (British, 1818-1865) Portrait of the American Ship Ocean Eagle Entering Liverpool.

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Duncan McFarlane (British, 1818-1865)

Portrait of the American Ship Ocean EagleEntering Liverpool. Signed and dated "D. McFarlane/1854" l.l. Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in., in a later molded giltwood frame. Condition: Retouch u.c., minor craquelure, minor paint loss u.c., light scratches u.r.

Note: The Ocean Eagle was built in Medford, Massachusetts, in 1851, and hailed from the port of Boston. Ephemera related to comparable Duncan McFarlane paintings accompanies the lot.
Estimate $12,000-18,000

Area of retouch upper center in sky above the top of the foresail about 2 1/2 x 4 in., left edge of canvas and part of lower canvas edge with line from previous frame, the right edge has some superfluous spots of gold paint.


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