AMER WINTER 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.
ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI LUZZO (Italian, 19th/20th century)"BARQUE NOOR JEHAN OF SUNDERLAND", 1868.Watercolor portrait of the three masted Barque Noor Jehan in full sail leaving Venice, with gondola's in the background. The barque, owned at the time of this portrait by Robert Fairley of Sunderland, a Rope manufacturer, is listed in the Mercantile Navy List and Maritime Directory of 1867 as weighing 284 tons. She is named after the 17th century Mughal Empress Noor Jehan. Inscribed with title and dated 1868. Housed in a giltwood frame. SIZE: Sight size: 13-3/4" x 19-1/2". Overall: 18" x 23 -1/2". CONDITION: Good with several abrasions and minor losses and discoloration 49861-15 AL (1,200-1,800)