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Lot 69

William Barnett Spencer
(British, born circa 1810-died circa 1884)
The 'Seringapatam' in full steam off the coast

16 September 2008, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £5,000

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William Barnett Spencer (British, born circa 1810-died circa 1884)

The 'Seringapatam' in full steam off the coast
signed 'W.B.Spencer' (lower right)
oil on canvas
57.5 x 93cm (22 5/8 x 36 5/8in).

Footnotes

The full-rigged merchantman ‘Seringapatam’ was built in the Marquis yard at Quebec in 1875. Owned by W.H. Ross & Co. of Liverpool, she was registered at 1,154 tons gross (1,128 net) and measured 199 feet in length with a 38 foot beam. After thirteen years under the ‘red ensign’, she was sold to Norwegian owners in 1888, cut down to a barque to save on crewing costs and renamed ‘Seringa’. Her new owners then employed her for twenty years until she was reportedly ‘condemned’ in 1908 and broken up.

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