Asian Art II - 22nd May 2019
Lot 771
CHINESE SCHOOL
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
CHINESE SCHOOL, OIL ON CANVAS, A PAIR, THE CARGO SHIP FERNMOOR
LATE QING DYNASTY
44.7cm x 59.1cm. (2)
The Fernmoor was a British cargo ship completed by John Readhead & Sons in 1894. It was captured and sunk one hundred and fifty miles west of Gibraltar in 1917 during a voyage from Baltimore to Genoa.