01-23-202001-24-2020
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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
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January 23, 2020 06:00 PMCalender
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American School, 19th Century Ship "Nancy" Leaving Whampoa

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$813$650
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3338BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 24, 2020 12:00PM

Description:

American School, 19th Century

Ship "Nancy" Leaving Whampoa
Signed "John West" l.r., titled along the bottom of the composition, identified and dated "...July 1886" on a handwritten label affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 19 x 24 1/2 in. (48.2 x 62.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined and backed with a map of the Pacific Ocean and Australia/New Zealand with views of China in the margins, varnish discoloration.
Estimate $1,200-1,800

Text on the label on the stretcher reads, "Ship Nancy Painted By/John West Boston/July 1886"

Framed dimensions are 23 1/2 x 29 inches.


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Keywords

John West, Nancy, Australia, China, New Zealand