29th Apr, 2009 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Popham)
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[M] A NAVAL ARCHITECTS PROFILE DRAWING FOR...
A NAVAL ARCHITECTS PROFILE DRAWING FOR 'LIFFEY' CLASS SCREW FRIGATES, CIRCA 1854
ink on linen heightened with colour and annotated with depths and measurements, the principal dimensions listed lower left (some old areas of staining) -- 25½ x 88in. (65 x 223.5cm.) Framed
The 'Liffey' Class comprised H.M.Ships Liffey; Shannon; Topaze; Baccante and Liverpool and displaced some 3,915 tons. Ordered as a response to the Royal Navy's maneuvering difficulties in the Crimean War, Liffey and Shannon were originally ordered as sailing frigates and hastily converted on the stocks. All enjoyed uneventful careers and were broken up between 1869 and 1884, except Liffey which survived until 1903.
ink on linen heightened with colour and annotated with depths and measurements, the principal dimensions listed lower left (some old areas of staining) -- 25½ x 88in. (65 x 223.5cm.) Framed
The 'Liffey' Class comprised H.M.Ships Liffey; Shannon; Topaze; Baccante and Liverpool and displaced some 3,915 tons. Ordered as a response to the Royal Navy's maneuvering difficulties in the Crimean War, Liffey and Shannon were originally ordered as sailing frigates and hastily converted on the stocks. All enjoyed uneventful careers and were broken up between 1869 and 1884, except Liffey which survived until 1903.
Sold for £372
Estimated at £500 - £800
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A NAVAL ARCHITECTS PROFILE DRAWING FOR 'LIFFEY' CLASS SCREW FRIGATES, CIRCA 1854
ink on linen heightened with colour and annotated with depths and measurements, the principal dimensions listed lower left (some old areas of staining) -- 25½ x 88in. (65 x 223.5cm.) Framed
The 'Liffey' Class comprised H.M.Ships Liffey; Shannon; Topaze; Baccante and Liverpool and displaced some 3,915 tons. Ordered as a response to the Royal Navy's maneuvering difficulties in the Crimean War, Liffey and Shannon were originally ordered as sailing frigates and hastily converted on the stocks. All enjoyed uneventful careers and were broken up between 1869 and 1884, except Liffey which survived until 1903.
ink on linen heightened with colour and annotated with depths and measurements, the principal dimensions listed lower left (some old areas of staining) -- 25½ x 88in. (65 x 223.5cm.) Framed
The 'Liffey' Class comprised H.M.Ships Liffey; Shannon; Topaze; Baccante and Liverpool and displaced some 3,915 tons. Ordered as a response to the Royal Navy's maneuvering difficulties in the Crimean War, Liffey and Shannon were originally ordered as sailing frigates and hastily converted on the stocks. All enjoyed uneventful careers and were broken up between 1869 and 1884, except Liffey which survived until 1903.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Popham), 29th Apr, 2009
