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1 Yacht America
ARTIST: AUGUSTUS BUTLER (British,
19th C.)
ENGRAVER: EDWARD DUNCAN (British, 1803-1882)
DATE: 1850s
Original 19th C. engraving on cotton rag paper, hand-watercoloredPlate approx. 16 x 20 in.
The legendary schooner America was launched
August 22, 1851, winning the "100 Guinea" race against the British contender.
The news was given to Queen Victoria in words now immortal in yacht racing: "America
first, your majesty...there is no second." The America's Cup is named after the Yacht
America.
Unframed: $200. Framed:
$340.
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2 Yacht America
ARTIST: O.W. BRIERKY (British, 19th
C.)
ENGRAVER: UNKNOWN (British, 19th C.)
DATE: c. 1850s
Original 19th C. engraving on cotton rag paper, hand-watercoloredPlate approx. 21 x 17 in.
Unframed: $140. Framed:
$280.
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3 Reefing Topsails
ARTIST: WILLIAM JOHN HUGGINS (British,
1781-1845)
ENGRAVER: EDWARD DUNCAN (British, 1803-1882)
DATE: c. 1840s
Original 19th C. engraving on cotton rag paper, hand-watercolored
Plate approx. 16 x 20 in.Unframed: $180. Framed: $320.
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4 Vivid and Waterwitch
ARTIST: JOHN WARD (British,
1798-1849)
ENGRAVER: R.G. REEVE (British, 19th C.)
DATE: c. 1845
Original 19th C. engraving on cotton rag paper, hand-watercolored
Plate approx. 23 x 31 in.
Unframed: $340. Framed:
$500.
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5 First Journey of Victory
ARTIST: W.L. WYLLIE RA (British,
1851-1931)
ENGRAVER: HAROLD WYLLIE (British, 1880-1975)
DATE: unknown
Original engraving on cotton rag paper, hand-watercolored
Plate approx. 16 x 22 in.
Unframed: $290. Framed:
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6 James Nicol Fleming
ARTIST: WILLIAM BARNETT SPENCER (British,
active 1860s-1880s)
ENGRAVER: UNKNOWN (British, 19th C.)
DATE: 1870s
Original 19th C. engraving on cotton rag paper, hand-watercolored
Plate approx. 14 x 20 in.The
James Nicol Fleming was a 1000 ton composite clipper, launched in 1869. In 1879 its name
was changed to the Napier, due to the financial problems of its owners.
Unframed: $200. Framed:
$340.
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7 Archimedes Steamer
ARTIST: WILLIAM JOHN HUGGINS (British,
1781-1845)
ENGRAVER: EDWARD DUNCAN (British, 1803-1882)
DATE: 1840s
Original 19th Century engraving on cotton rag paper, hand-watercolored
Plate approx. 17 x 24 in.
The Archimedes was designed in 1839 by Pettit Smith. It was the first steamer to
use a screw propeller.
Unframed: $240. Framed:
$390.
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8 Light Breeze Off Dover
ARTIST: SIR A.W. CALCOTT (British,
1779-1845)
ENGRAVER: JOHN PYE (British, 1782-1874)
DATE: c. 1840
Original 19th C. engraving on cotton rag paper, hand-watercolored
Plate approx. 16 x 22 in.
The noted British engraver John Pye is sometimes said to be the originator of
modern landscape engraving.
Unframed: $200. Framed:
$340.
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