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November 10 | 11:00 AM
Charles Miller Ltd

100 - LUIGI ROBERTO (ITALIAN, 1845-1910)

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Estimation

£200 - 300 (€230 - 360)

Sale fees

28.8%

LUIGI ROBERTO (ITALIAN, 1845-1910) The Avis Line Steamship Ltd's S.S. 'Ortyga' of London off the coast of Genoa Signed 'Roberto Genova' (lower left) with title dated '1893' (lower centre) Gouache 13¾ x 22½in. (35 x 57cm.) Provenance: Phillips Bath: Paintings, Watercolours & Prints, 21 July 2000, lot 62. Built by Craig, Tailor & Co, Stockton in 1891 and registered at 2,133 tons, the Avis Line sold her in 1893 to A.C.de Freitas & Co. of Hamburg who renamed her Etruria. Sold to Spanish owners in 1897 and named Serantes, she was destroyed at her moorings in New York in 1918 when her cargo of drummed petrol ignited. Some light spotting, overall good condition. Framed 20.5 x 29.5in.

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Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art
Tuesday, November 10
11:00 AM
300 Munster Road
SW6 6BH London, United Kingdom
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