$18,450
Attributed to William Bradford (Massachusetts/California, 1823-1892) Portrait of the California Clipper Ship Phantom . Unsigned. Oil on canvas, showing the three-masted vessel under nearly full sail, flying the American flag off the stern, and identified on the prow, with lighthouse, a yacht, and another clipper ship beyond, in choppy waters, and clouded sky above a pink and yellow horizon, 28 x 42 in., in a modern giltwood and gesso frame. Condition: Relined, retouch, Y-shaped tear at right center. Provenance: Descended through the family to the current owner from Daniel or William Bacon. Note: The Phantom was built by Samuel Lapham at Medford, Massachusetts, and launched on December 8, 1852. She was owned by Crocker & Warren of York, then by Crocker and Sturgis of Boston, and finally by N.G. and W.B. Bacon of Boston. She was a very fast sailer and many many trips to California and China. In her day the Phantom was an iconic clipper ship of the California Gold Rush days.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-08-10
