Lot 205
  • 205

Samuel Walters (1811 - 1882)

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Samuel Walters (1811 - 1882)
  • American Clipper Ship "Typhoon"
  • Signed lower left and dated 1852
  • Oil on canvas (original frame)
  • 34 by 48 inches
  • 1852
Signed and dated S. Walters, 1852 lower left

Provenance

Margaret Riordan, Stonington, Connecticut

Condition

Relined, restretched, significant in-painting throughout – numerous scrapes and a repaired tear above the main mast. Large areas of in painting in the sea.
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