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RUEBEN CHAPPELL (BRITISH, 1870-1940) The Full Masted Barque ‘Jordanhill’ Underway Oil on canvas
Signed ‘R. Chappell. Goole’
20½ x 30in. (52 x 76cm.); together with a crewman’s log book for the ‘Jordanhill’ kept between 10 June 1893 and 31 July 1894. Bound between card covers and recording positions, weather conditions, and interesting incidents and observations including injuries, stowaways, rounding the horn, and the death of a member of the crew
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The four-masted steel barque Jordanhill, was built by Russell in the port of Glasgow, and launched on 9 February 1892. Weighing 2291 tons, she was originally owned by J.R. Dickson and Co. In 1920 she was sold to Stella d’Italia and renamed Augustella. A year later she was converted into a twin-screw vessel and then sold to the Spanish Navy. In 1922 she was renamed Minerva and served in the Spanish Navy. She was hulked in 1928 and broken up in 1937.
£700-900 23.
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH-CENTURY The Brig ‘Martha’ in Distress Oil on canvas
Indistinctly inscribed along lower edge ‘The Brig Martha Westport Latitude 53 Longitude Sept. 21. 1853’
21 x 30½ in. (53.3 x 77.5 cm.)
Initially intended for trade in the West Indies, the brig Martha was launched on 25 December 1838. Registered at 248 tons and owned by Lee and Co. of Liverpool, Martha traded to Chile and Peru between the years 1847 and 1850. She was lost and never heard from again in 1850.
£200-400 24.
CHINA TRADE SCHOOL, 19TH-CENTURY The ‘Vigil’ Sailing off Hong Kong with Junks Beyond Oil on canvas 12 x 24½in. (30.5 x 62cm.) £500-800
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