Live Auction 5949Maritime Art
Lot 76

Australian School, 20th Century

The British full-rigger Aberfoyle in Australian waters

Closed11 November 2009

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GBP 1,375

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Australian School, 20th Century
The British full-rigger Aberfoyle in Australian waters
inscribed 'Adelaide Photo Coy/Sydney' (lower right)
oil on board
18 x 24 in. (45.8 x 61 cm.)

Specialist note

The full-rigged ship Aberfoyle was built for Gavin Cowper of Glasgow by McMillans at Dumbarton in 1885. Registered at 1,661 tons gross (1,597 net) and measuring 259 feet in length with a 38 foot beam, she was her owner's only vessel. Sold to new owners in 1892 and again in 1898, she was still trading in 1908 but disappears from record soon afterwards.