Attributed to a member of the Filiberti Family
Lot 47
Attributed to a member of the Filiberti Family
US$ 6,000 - 8,000
£4,000 - 5,300
Lot Details
Attributed to a member of the Filiberti Family
watercolor on paper
"Bark Caro of Bucksport, Captain John C. Beals"
dated 1866
The fully rigged three masted ship flying a twenty-star flag and entering the Port of Palermo, with sailors hoisting anchors and climbing rigging, a rowboat with four figures in the foreground, another American ship in the background; within a glazed gilt molded frame.
sight dimensions 18 x 25 1/2in (46 x 65cm)

Footnotes

  • The "Marine Journal" section of the November 15, 1866 Bangor, Maine Daily Wig and Courier recorded the arrival of the "Bark Caro" in Palermo on October 16, 1866.

    Captain John Colcord Beals (1829-1897) was born in Penobscot Maine to John and Judith Beals. He married Elizabeth and had a son James and daughter Caro, for whom the depicted ship is named. Town records indicate that he resided in Searsport, Maine while not at sea.
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