Live Auction 6104Maritime Art
George Frederick Gregory, Jun. (Australian 1857-1913)
Lot 145 THE PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR

George Frederick Gregory, Jun. (Australian 1857-1913)

The Oriental Steam Navigation Co.'s S.S. Orient standing by to help a ship in distress in rough waters

Closed23 May 2012

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GBP 625

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George Frederick Gregory, Jun. (Australian 1857-1913)
The Oriental Steam Navigation Co.'s S.S. Orient standing by to help a ship in distress in rough waters
signed 'G.F. Gregory' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white, on paper
11½ x 17 in. (29.2 x 43.2 cm.)

Specialist note

Built by John Elder & Co. in Glasgow in 1879 and registered at 5,386 tons gross, the S.S. Orient was operated by the Orient Line on their U.K. to Australia route. Used as a troopship during the Boer War, her last recorded voyage was in 1909.