Lot 988: Basi Ivancovich (Italian/Austrian, 1815-1898) S.S. Oswestry, John Wesley McDonald Master. Signed and dated "Ivancovich 1894" l.r., titl

Est: $2,500 USD - $3,500 USDSold:

SkinnerBoston, MA, USAugust 15, 2010

Item Overview

Description

ncovich (Italian/Austrian, 1815-1898)

S.S. Oswestry, John Wesley McDonald Master. Signed and dated "Ivancovich 1894" l.r., titled below. Oil on canvas, 17 1/2 x 29 in., in a period gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Relined, scattered retouch.

Note: The S.S. Oswestry was built in 1888 by Furness Withy of Hartlepool, England, for Siveright, Bacon & Co. In March of 1899 she was bound from Newport News for Manchester but ran aground on a small pinnacle on the north side of Mizen Head, County Cork, Ireland, in the midst of a dense fog.

Artist or Maker

Basi Ivancovich

Condition Report

Retouch primarily to large areas of sky, sky between rigging, larege patches and fine lines and spots in water.

Auction Details

American Funiture & Decorative Arts

Skinner

August 15, 2010, 10:00 AM EST

63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA, 02116, US

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