European & British Art
European & British Art
Elegance and Charm: Property from an Important Family
Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A.
Morning, 'The Winged Hunter'
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December 15, 05:17 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Elegance and Charm: Property from an Important Family
Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A.
British
1895 - 1973
Morning, 'The Winged Hunter'
signed MONTAGUE DAWSON lower left and inscribed MORNING "THE WINGED HUNTER" CLIPPER OF 1228 TONS BUILT AT NEWBURYPORT IN 1864 on the stretcher
oil on canvas
Unframed: 57 by 76cm., 22½ by 30in.
Framed: 73 by 94cm., 28¾ by 37in.
Purchased from the above by the present owner
Winged Hunter was a timber-built clipper built by John Currier Junior of Massachusetts and launched in January 1864. She was built for Charles Hill & Son of Boston but was badly damaged in 1879 while at sea and was sold soon after being repaired. She was re-registered in Germany and renamed Mimi. She worked in the transatlantic oil trade until foundered in May 1886.