August ART
Timed Online Auction, 2 - 12 August 2024
Kwa-Zulu Natal
Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000USD 563 - 845
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 7 035
About this Item
South African 1897-1972
HMS Saumarez Leaving Durban
signed; inscribed with the title and 'Presented by Captain. Llyod Rennie 1950' on a plaque adhered to the frame; inscribed with the artist's name, the title and 'British Destroyer' on the reverse
oil on canvas laid down on board
42,5 by 58cm excluding frame; 64 by 79 by 3cm including frame
Provenance
Merchant Navy Officers Memorial Club, Aliwal St, Durban.
Property of a Collector.
Notes
HMS Saumarez participated in the pursuit and sinking of the German Battleship, Scharnhorst in December 1943.