Live Auction 14314American Art
James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)
Lot 86 Property from the Collection of Chauncey D. Stillman sold to benefit the Wethersfield Foundation

James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)

Yacht Julia Racing

Closed23 May 2017

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James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)
Yacht Julia Racing
signed 'J.E. Buttersworth' (lower right)
oil on canvas
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm.)
Painted circa 1871.

Acquired by the late owner by 1957.

Specialist note

The schooner yacht Julia was designed and built by George Steers in 1854 and altered in 1871. Julia was owned by R.S. Whitney and is shown here flying the burgee of the Brooklyn Yacht Club.