Charming Mid C19th Oil-on-board Painting of a 3-Masted Ship , Possibly a Tea Clipper , in Full Sail Upon a Choppy Sea

Charming mid C19th oil-on-board painting of a 3-masted ship , probably a Tea Clipper , in full sail upon a choppy sea.

Evocative and well-executed sea-scape study of a 3-masted vessel upon an open sea. The billowing sails shown with detailed rigging lines and blocks. Painted upon a wooden board and mounted in its original burr-maple veneered rectangular frame with a gilt slip interior.

The paint above the boat showing nicely aged signs of shrinking crackulature but with no losses.

Original finish with subdued colours and patina of age . The reverse with its original papered finish .

The burr-maple veneered shaped-section frame with very minor historic loss of veneer to the lower right-hand corner.

Smart and atmospheric maritime study presented in excellent original, untouched condition .

H 16"

W 19"

D 2"

England c. 1850

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