European & British Art
European & British Art
Property from an American Private Collection
Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A.
Spinning Along, the 'Samuel Pepys'
Lot Closed
July 14, 02:44 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from an American Private Collection
Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A.
British
1895 - 1973
Spinning Along, the 'Samuel Pepys'
signed MONTAGUE DAWSON lower left
oil on canvas
Unframed: 71.5 by 107.5cm., 28¼ by 42¼in.
Framed: 89 by 125cm., 35 by 49¼in.
The Cooling Galleries, London
Probably purchased from the above by the great grandfather of the present owner
Probably purchased from the above by the great grandfather of the present owner
Samuel Pepys was designed by Laurent Giles & Partners of Lymington and built by Camper & Nicholson at Gosport in 1949. Registered at 7 tons Thames (5.80 gross & 4.32 net), she measured 31 feet in length with a 7.5 foot beam and was fitted with a small auxiliary motor for getting in and out of harbor. She was named for the British Naval administrator and diarist and owned by Royal Naval Sailing Association based at Portsmouth.
Samuel Pepys with Cohoe and Mokoia were sent from Britain for the Bermuda Race after Transatlantic sailboat racing resumed in 1950. Cohoe won on handicap but Samuel Pepys was the first boat home and made the fastest Atlantic crossing ever achieved by a small yacht, taking twenty one days, four hours to cover the 2,830 mile course.
Samuel Pepys with Cohoe and Mokoia were sent from Britain for the Bermuda Race after Transatlantic sailboat racing resumed in 1950. Cohoe won on handicap but Samuel Pepys was the first boat home and made the fastest Atlantic crossing ever achieved by a small yacht, taking twenty one days, four hours to cover the 2,830 mile course.