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• Auction House:
  Cordy's
• Sale Name:
  June Antique Auction & Redmond Collection
• Sale Date:
  18 Jun 2013 ~ 10am
• Lot #:
  873
• Lot Description:
  Peter McIntyre
  (1910-1995)
  ‘The Ice Breaker U.S.S.Glacier in Antarctica During Operation Deep Freeze’
  oil on canvas
  signed (c.1957)
• Provenance:
  Gifted by the artist to Admiral George Dufek (1903-1977), U.S. Navy, U.S. Antarctic Service (1939-1941). The first Operation Deep Freeze began in 1956 with the U.S.S. Glacier sometimes working in association with the Royal N.Z. Navy to deliver stores and supplies to McMurdo and then Little America. Glacier was a regular visitor to the N.Z. ports of Lyttleton and Port Nicholson, Wellington in the 1960s. Supplies to Operation Deep Freeze regularly passed through these two ports. During the 195
• Estimate:
  NZ$12,500 - 12,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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