29th Apr, 2009 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Popham)
218
[M] Thornycroft Archive Collection<br/><br/>The following...
Thornycroft Archive Collection
The following 18 lots were all removed from the Woolston Southampton offices of the famous ship and fast craft builders Thornycroft in 1968. Following a reorganisation of office space they were found to be surplus to requirements and, for the cost of a donation to the company's Sport & Social Club, the vendor was allowed to take them away. The artwork and framed photographs were located in the Boardroom and offices, but many refer to the company's earlier period at Church Wharf in Chiswick, London where the company was founded in 1864. The half models were all located in the passageway to the design office and all are numbered or named in pencil on the reverse. Buyers will receive a copy of the company history by K.C. Barnaby (100 years of Specialized Shipbuilding and Engineering) where possible.
Bernard Finegan Gribble (British, 1873 - 1962)
The "U Class" Escort Destoyer Undine at sea
Signed 'B Gribble' (lower left)
Oil on canvas
16 x 20in. (40.5 x 51cm.)
Launched by Thornycroft on 1st June 1943, the Undine, pendant number R42, was a development of the 'Q' and 'R' classes but with "Tribal" Class bows to make it less wet forward. Measuring 340 feet with a 35 foot beam and 14 foot draught, she displaced about 2,500 tons and her twin shaft Parsons turbines gave her a top speed of nearly 37 knots. She was broken up in 1965.
The following 18 lots were all removed from the Woolston Southampton offices of the famous ship and fast craft builders Thornycroft in 1968. Following a reorganisation of office space they were found to be surplus to requirements and, for the cost of a donation to the company's Sport & Social Club, the vendor was allowed to take them away. The artwork and framed photographs were located in the Boardroom and offices, but many refer to the company's earlier period at Church Wharf in Chiswick, London where the company was founded in 1864. The half models were all located in the passageway to the design office and all are numbered or named in pencil on the reverse. Buyers will receive a copy of the company history by K.C. Barnaby (100 years of Specialized Shipbuilding and Engineering) where possible.
Bernard Finegan Gribble (British, 1873 - 1962)
The "U Class" Escort Destoyer Undine at sea
Signed 'B Gribble' (lower left)
Oil on canvas
16 x 20in. (40.5 x 51cm.)
Launched by Thornycroft on 1st June 1943, the Undine, pendant number R42, was a development of the 'Q' and 'R' classes but with "Tribal" Class bows to make it less wet forward. Measuring 340 feet with a 35 foot beam and 14 foot draught, she displaced about 2,500 tons and her twin shaft Parsons turbines gave her a top speed of nearly 37 knots. She was broken up in 1965.
Sold for £496
Estimated at £400 - £600
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
Thornycroft Archive Collection
The following 18 lots were all removed from the Woolston Southampton offices of the famous ship and fast craft builders Thornycroft in 1968. Following a reorganisation of office space they were found to be surplus to requirements and, for the cost of a donation to the company's Sport & Social Club, the vendor was allowed to take them away. The artwork and framed photographs were located in the Boardroom and offices, but many refer to the company's earlier period at Church Wharf in Chiswick, London where the company was founded in 1864. The half models were all located in the passageway to the design office and all are numbered or named in pencil on the reverse. Buyers will receive a copy of the company history by K.C. Barnaby (100 years of Specialized Shipbuilding and Engineering) where possible.
Bernard Finegan Gribble (British, 1873 - 1962)
The "U Class" Escort Destoyer Undine at sea
Signed 'B Gribble' (lower left)
Oil on canvas
16 x 20in. (40.5 x 51cm.)
Launched by Thornycroft on 1st June 1943, the Undine, pendant number R42, was a development of the 'Q' and 'R' classes but with "Tribal" Class bows to make it less wet forward. Measuring 340 feet with a 35 foot beam and 14 foot draught, she displaced about 2,500 tons and her twin shaft Parsons turbines gave her a top speed of nearly 37 knots. She was broken up in 1965.
The following 18 lots were all removed from the Woolston Southampton offices of the famous ship and fast craft builders Thornycroft in 1968. Following a reorganisation of office space they were found to be surplus to requirements and, for the cost of a donation to the company's Sport & Social Club, the vendor was allowed to take them away. The artwork and framed photographs were located in the Boardroom and offices, but many refer to the company's earlier period at Church Wharf in Chiswick, London where the company was founded in 1864. The half models were all located in the passageway to the design office and all are numbered or named in pencil on the reverse. Buyers will receive a copy of the company history by K.C. Barnaby (100 years of Specialized Shipbuilding and Engineering) where possible.
Bernard Finegan Gribble (British, 1873 - 1962)
The "U Class" Escort Destoyer Undine at sea
Signed 'B Gribble' (lower left)
Oil on canvas
16 x 20in. (40.5 x 51cm.)
Launched by Thornycroft on 1st June 1943, the Undine, pendant number R42, was a development of the 'Q' and 'R' classes but with "Tribal" Class bows to make it less wet forward. Measuring 340 feet with a 35 foot beam and 14 foot draught, she displaced about 2,500 tons and her twin shaft Parsons turbines gave her a top speed of nearly 37 knots. She was broken up in 1965.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Popham), 29th Apr, 2009
