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CAPTAIN LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE "TITUS" OATES (1880-1912)A CIRCULAR CANVAS BOER WAR CAMPAIGN BATH
Lot 509 Property from the Collection of David Gainsborough Roberts

CAPTAIN LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE "TITUS" OATES (1880-1912)A CIRCULAR CANVAS BOER WAR CAMPAIGN BATH

CIRCA 1897

Closed14 September 2016

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CAPTAIN LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE "TITUS" OATES (1880-1912)
A CIRCULAR CANVAS BOER WAR CAMPAIGN BATH
CIRCA 1897
With rope rim and wooden inserts for support, painted with the initials 'L.E.G.O' to one side panel
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high; 24 in. (61 cm.) diameter

Lawrence Oates.
Christie's, London, 17 September 1998, lot 204.

Specialist note

This bath recalls Oates' army service overseas prior to him taking part in Scott's ill-fated expedition. The story of Oates' death is the best known in the annals of polar exploration. Captain Scott documents this in his sledging journal, ''He was a brave soul. This was the end. He slept through the night before last, hoping not to wake; but he woke this morning = yesterday. It was blowing a blizzard. He said, "I am just going outside and may be some time." He went out into the blizzard and we have not seen him since.' Captain Oates' body was never found.