Lot #757 - William James Forster
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Auction House:Cordy's
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Sale Name:September 2016 Art & Antique Auction
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Sale Date:13 Sep 2016 ~ 9.30am (NZ time) (Lots 1 - 465)
13 Sep 2016 ~ 5pm (NZ time) (Lots 470 - 790) -
Lot #:757
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Lot Description:William James Forster
(1851-91)
'Study of the S.S. Wairarapa'
gouache on paper
305 x 495
signed and dated 1883 -
Notes:The Wairarapa was built in Scotland in 1882 for the Union Steam Ship Company| soon after launch she came to N.Z. to become one of a small number of luxury steamers plying the route across the Tasman Sea to Australia. Her home port was Auckland| on the 29th October 1894 she was wrecked on the steep cliffs near Miners Head on the northern tip of Great Barrier Island.
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Estimate:NZ$850 - 850
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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