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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Maritime Colleciton of Desmond Adcock
• Sale Date:
  22 Oct 2013 ~ 2.30pm
• Lot #:
  245
• Lot Description:
  Colonial School, 19th Century
  Orizaba
  oil on canvas
  52 x 120cm
  signed indistinctly lower right
• Notes:
  The Orizaba Was Built By The Barrow Ship Building Company In 1886 For The Orient Steam Navigational Co. And Was Used For The Royal Mail Service. Designed For The Fast Trade, The Vessel Was Considered To Be A Great Improvement On Existing Designs. It Had Three Decks, Was Fitted With A Triple-Expansion Engine Of 7 000 Hp And Was Capable Of A Speed Of 14 Knots. The Vessel Could Carry 126 First-Class, 154 Second-Class And 400 Steerage-Class Passengers. It Was One Of A Number Of Vessels That Established The Tradition Of Orient Line Ships On The Australia Run And Had Names That Began With Ôo'. On 17 February 1905 She Was Wrecked On Five Fathom Bank Between Point Peron And Garden Island, Western Australia.
• Estimate:
  A$2,500 - 4,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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