1st May, 2018 11:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Britannia')
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[M] Rafael MONLÉON Y TORRES (SPANISH,...
Rafael MONLÉON Y TORRES (SPANISH, 1843-1900)
The Spanish protected cruiser 'Reina Regente' off Dover
Signed and dated 'Rafael Monleon 1886' (lower right) and inscribed 'Dover Bay' (lower left)
Oil on canvas, now removed from stretcher and rolled
20 x 39in. (51 x 99cm.) (painted area)
Built by J.G. Thomson & Co. in 1887, Reina Regente was the nameship of a Class of three, the other two (Alfonso XIII and Lepanto) being built in European yards up to five years later. Displacing 4,725 tons, she could achieve 18½ knots, required 400 crew to man her and and was armed with four 7.9in. guns, six 4.7in. guns, six 6-pdr quick firing machine guns, six Nordenfelt machine guns and five torpedo tubes. In 1895 she disappeared with all hands in a storm probably in the Gulf of Cadiz and the wreck has yet to be found.
Provenance: J. G. Thomson & Co, Shipbuilding, Glasgow, given to David Moor, Naval Architect, on yard's closure.
The Spanish protected cruiser 'Reina Regente' off Dover
Signed and dated 'Rafael Monleon 1886' (lower right) and inscribed 'Dover Bay' (lower left)
Oil on canvas, now removed from stretcher and rolled
20 x 39in. (51 x 99cm.) (painted area)
Built by J.G. Thomson & Co. in 1887, Reina Regente was the nameship of a Class of three, the other two (Alfonso XIII and Lepanto) being built in European yards up to five years later. Displacing 4,725 tons, she could achieve 18½ knots, required 400 crew to man her and and was armed with four 7.9in. guns, six 4.7in. guns, six 6-pdr quick firing machine guns, six Nordenfelt machine guns and five torpedo tubes. In 1895 she disappeared with all hands in a storm probably in the Gulf of Cadiz and the wreck has yet to be found.
Provenance: J. G. Thomson & Co, Shipbuilding, Glasgow, given to David Moor, Naval Architect, on yard's closure.
Sold for £806
Estimated at £150 - £250
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
Rafael MONLÉON Y TORRES (SPANISH, 1843-1900)
The Spanish protected cruiser 'Reina Regente' off Dover
Signed and dated 'Rafael Monleon 1886' (lower right) and inscribed 'Dover Bay' (lower left)
Oil on canvas, now removed from stretcher and rolled
20 x 39in. (51 x 99cm.) (painted area)
Built by J.G. Thomson & Co. in 1887, Reina Regente was the nameship of a Class of three, the other two (Alfonso XIII and Lepanto) being built in European yards up to five years later. Displacing 4,725 tons, she could achieve 18½ knots, required 400 crew to man her and and was armed with four 7.9in. guns, six 4.7in. guns, six 6-pdr quick firing machine guns, six Nordenfelt machine guns and five torpedo tubes. In 1895 she disappeared with all hands in a storm probably in the Gulf of Cadiz and the wreck has yet to be found.
Provenance: J. G. Thomson & Co, Shipbuilding, Glasgow, given to David Moor, Naval Architect, on yard's closure.
The Spanish protected cruiser 'Reina Regente' off Dover
Signed and dated 'Rafael Monleon 1886' (lower right) and inscribed 'Dover Bay' (lower left)
Oil on canvas, now removed from stretcher and rolled
20 x 39in. (51 x 99cm.) (painted area)
Built by J.G. Thomson & Co. in 1887, Reina Regente was the nameship of a Class of three, the other two (Alfonso XIII and Lepanto) being built in European yards up to five years later. Displacing 4,725 tons, she could achieve 18½ knots, required 400 crew to man her and and was armed with four 7.9in. guns, six 4.7in. guns, six 6-pdr quick firing machine guns, six Nordenfelt machine guns and five torpedo tubes. In 1895 she disappeared with all hands in a storm probably in the Gulf of Cadiz and the wreck has yet to be found.
Provenance: J. G. Thomson & Co, Shipbuilding, Glasgow, given to David Moor, Naval Architect, on yard's closure.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Britannia'), 1st May, 2018
