£800
SAMUEL H. FYFE (1822-1905)
The steam yacht 'Express' steaming off Hunters Quay, Scotland, 1884
Signed 'S.H.Fyfe' (lower right)
Oil on canvas laid down
9¾ x 19¼in. (25 x 49cm.)
Express was a 21-ton wooden screw steam yacht designed by G.L. Watson and built at McQuistan's Yard, Largs in 1884. Measuring 53ft with a 9½ft beam, she was powered by a Simpson & Denison double tandem engine and registered in Glasgow. Her first owner was listed as James Coats, Jun., but by 1897 she has transferred to William A. Coats and disappeared from the Register in 1899.
Needs cleaning. Slight paint loss.
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