Description:
Paul Breem (American, 19th Century)
Sloop Yacht Puritan. Signed and dated "Paul Breem '98" l.l., titled in pencil on the reverse. Oil on academy board, 6 x 8 3/4 in., in a later molded wood frame. Condition: Very good.
Note: The Puritan was a center-board sloop designed by the Burgess Brothers Company, built by George Lawley and Son, South Boston, and financed by members of Boston's Eastern Yacht Club. She was the winner of the 1885 America's Cup yacht race.
Estimate $300-500
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