Lot 124: De Simone (Antonio, 1851-1907). S.S. Helmstedt,

De Simone (Antonio, 1851-1907). S.S. Helmstedt, West Hartlepool, gouache on paper, laid on near contemp. board, titled in bodycolour below image, some water staining largely confined to margins, slight abrasion to image, 44.5 x 70cms (17.5 x 27.5 inches) The S.S.Helmstedt was a tramp steamer built by Edward Withy & Co. of West Hartlepool, Sunderland and launched in 1877. She was owned by Sir R.Roper & Co. (Pool Shipping).On the 23rd March 1880 she was on route from Livorno to Nicolaieff when she ran aground and sank six miles south east of the Mandali islands in the Doro Channel. (1)