Sold for:
$4,148
$4,148
Attributed to Stephan Dadd Skillett (British, 1817-1866) Portrait of the Auxiliary Steam Ship Maria , 1843. Unsigned, artist, vessel, and date identified on a plaque affixed to the frame. Oil on canvas, 15 1/2 x 21 in., in a later mitered mahogany veneer frame. Condition: Relined, minor retouch to sky and water. Note: According to the plaque the Maria was fitted with Mr. Melville's patent oscillating oars and claimed to be the first sailing vessel fitted with steam power as an auxiliary. She was owned by Messrs. Gordon Urquhart & Co. Her maiden voyage was from London to Bombay in 1843.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-03-07
