J. Hamer (19th Century)

Lot 1
05.11.2020 07:00UTC +00:00
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£ 18 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 432987
Lot 1 | J. Hamer (19th Century)
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
J. Hamer (19th Century)
The "Resolute" abandoned and drifting out ('H.M.S. "Resolute" one of the five vessels in search of Sir J. Franklin, abandoned in 1854')
signed with initials 'J.H.' (lower left), titled 'H.M.S. Resolute' on an old label on the reverse of the frame
oil on canvas
24 x 36in. (60.9 x 91.4cm.)
Sold with an autograph letter by the artist dated 'July .. 1880', an exhibition label ('H.M.S. "Resolute." / 40 guineas'), and a glazed case containing several pieces of the Resolute's timber, 'Hair lining (lower deck) to retain heat', and a 'Fragment of drift wood found at the highest Northern latitude ever trodden by man! "Alert Expedition"'
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