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A black and white photograph of the Niger Company Ltd.’s ship ‘Walter Watts’

Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
A black and white photograph of the Niger Company Ltd.’s ship ‘Walter Watts’, showing a shallow-bottomed ship , probably a paddle-steamer, in dry dock, with the name ‘Walter Watts’, written on the bow, in a silver frame inscribed ‘The Niger Company Ltd’ and ‘S.W. “Walter Watts” Launched 26th July .1922.’ Assay marks for Birmingham 1921-1922. English.

Walter Watts was the agent-general for the Niger Company and his diaries and correspondence for 1907-1908 are stored in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. At the time this ship was the largest paddle-steamer on the Niger River. The Royal Niger Company was a mercantile company formed in 1879 to trade with western and central Africa. It was strategically important during the 1890s as it enabled the British to establish a bases from which to thwart the German Chancellor, Prince Otto von Bismark. From 1929 the company was gradually integrated into Unilever.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Silver, Paper
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1921-1922
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	756896

Dimensions

W.	7.5 in;	H.	9.75 in;
W.	19.05 cm;	H.	24.77 cm;

Message from Seller:

Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art