Luca Papaluca (Italian, 1890-1934)
The auxiliary topsail schooner yacht Sunbeam R.T.Y.C. at sea
signed 'L. Papaluca' (lower right), inscribed (lower centre)
gouache
17 x 26.5in. (43 x 67cm)
together with a signed photograph of her last owner, Sir Walter Runciman, dated 1924 (2)
signed 'L. Papaluca' (lower right), inscribed (lower centre)
gouache
17 x 26.5in. (43 x 67cm)
together with a signed photograph of her last owner, Sir Walter Runciman, dated 1924 (2)
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
Footnotes
- The Sunbeam was built in 1874 for Thomas, Lord Brassey, as a private yacht. In 1876-77 she famously sailed around the world with Brassey and his family, the first private yacht to make a circumnavigation. Loaned to the Indian Navy as a hospital ship in WW1, she was sold to Devitt & Moore Ocean Training Ships Ltd. in 1920 after Brassey's death, but was never employed as a training ship. In 1922 she was sold on to Sir Walter Runciman & Co. as a private yacht and remained with him until 1930, when she was broken up. Her figurehead is preserved at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
Category: Fine Art / Marine Art
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