£480
CHINESE SCHOOL, (CIRCA 1898)
A fair and foul pair of pictures for H.M. Torpedo boat destroyer, 'Fame', circa 1898
Inscribed with titles (lower middle)
Oil on canvas
12 x 17½in. (30.5 x 44.5cm.)
(2, a pair)
One of the '30-knotters' built by John I. Thornycroft at Chiswick in 1896, Fame was on the China Station from 1897 for the rest of her career, and was broken up in Hong Kong in 1921.
good overall condition
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