Important South African & International Art, Jewellery and Decorative Arts
Live Auction, 12 October 2015
South African and International Art, Day Sale
Lot Estimate
ZAR 70 000 - 90 000
About this Item
Arthur David McCormick
British 1860-1943
Samuel Pepys on Board Ship, May 13th 1660
signed
oil on canvas
90 by 110cm excluding frame
Notes
The event depicted relates to Charles II' s return to England to claim the throne after the death of Oliver Cromwell. The tailors on board are displaying a royalist flag which they have made by applying a yellow crown on to a white sheet. A label with an extract from Pepys' diary relating to this event is adhered to the reverse.
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