NORTH AMERICAN FOLK ART CASED SHIP DIORAMA
19TH CENTURY
Estimate: £600 - £800
Auction: Day 1 - Wed 14th May from 10am | Lots 1 to 313
Description
depicting the three-masted sailing clipper ‘The Flying Scud’ at full mast passing a lighthouse on the shore, companied by a steam tug ‘Meg’ and a smaller sailing boat, set on a painted canvas sea and a painted paper backing sky, in a deep cushion maple frame with gilt slip
Dimensions
84cm wide, 59cm high, 14cm deep
Footnote
‘The Flying Scud’ clipper was built in 1853 by Metcalf & Norris in Damariscotta, Maine, which was part of the Coleman's California Line, later sold and renamed ‘Cestrian’ in 1863 by J. Thompson in Liverpool. Renowned British nautical folk art painter Alfred Wallis gave up deep sea voyages in about 1880, he mostly painted the Flying Scud as he was a member of the crew.