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A Luca Papaluca painting of Royal Yacht Squadron yacht ‘MY Fantôme II, RYS’

Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
A Luca Papaluca gouache painting of Royal Yacht Squadron yacht ‘MY Fantôme II, RYS’, the three masted steam sailing barque. Italian, circa in 1920.

Provenance: Sir Arthur Guinness and thence by descent.

More Information

Origin:	Italy
Period:	1900-1919
Materials:	Gouache
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	Circa 1920
Styles / Movements:	Realism
Incollect Reference #:	765017

Dimensions

W.	37.5 in;	H.	27.75 in;
W.	95.25 cm;	H.	70.49 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