26th Oct, 2011 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Implacable)
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[M] BRITISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY<br/>The...
BRITISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
The Elder-Dempster passenger/cargo ship 'Kinsembo' underway
Oil on board
18 x 31¾in. (45.7 x 80.5cm.)
Built by Cunliffe & Dunlop at Inch Yard, Port Glasgow, and launched in 1876, she was sold in 1893 to Verdeau & Co. and renamed Maroc and again in 1903 to L'Aquitaine under the name Marie Thérèse. She was still flying their colours when, on 15th May 1907, she foundered sixty nautical miles off Toulon.
The Elder-Dempster passenger/cargo ship 'Kinsembo' underway
Oil on board
18 x 31¾in. (45.7 x 80.5cm.)
Built by Cunliffe & Dunlop at Inch Yard, Port Glasgow, and launched in 1876, she was sold in 1893 to Verdeau & Co. and renamed Maroc and again in 1903 to L'Aquitaine under the name Marie Thérèse. She was still flying their colours when, on 15th May 1907, she foundered sixty nautical miles off Toulon.
Sold for £310
Estimated at £200 - £400
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
BRITISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
The Elder-Dempster passenger/cargo ship 'Kinsembo' underway
Oil on board
18 x 31¾in. (45.7 x 80.5cm.)
Built by Cunliffe & Dunlop at Inch Yard, Port Glasgow, and launched in 1876, she was sold in 1893 to Verdeau & Co. and renamed Maroc and again in 1903 to L'Aquitaine under the name Marie Thérèse. She was still flying their colours when, on 15th May 1907, she foundered sixty nautical miles off Toulon.
The Elder-Dempster passenger/cargo ship 'Kinsembo' underway
Oil on board
18 x 31¾in. (45.7 x 80.5cm.)
Built by Cunliffe & Dunlop at Inch Yard, Port Glasgow, and launched in 1876, she was sold in 1893 to Verdeau & Co. and renamed Maroc and again in 1903 to L'Aquitaine under the name Marie Thérèse. She was still flying their colours when, on 15th May 1907, she foundered sixty nautical miles off Toulon.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Implacable), 26th Oct, 2011
