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152. BRITISH SAILOR’S WOOLWORK, circa 1870, depicting the British sloop “Gautier” rounding a lighthouse in high seas
as a launch moves to rescue a drowning dog. Sailors on board the sloop and the launch train their rifles on a threatening shark, in
period molded maple frame with gilt liner.
18 ½ in. x 25 ½ in. Overall 22 ½ in. x 29 ½ in.
153. BRITISH SAILOR’S WOOLWORK OF TWO WARSHIPS NEARING LAND, circa1870, the artist uses trapunto
technique, padding the sails with cotton or other material to make them appear to billow in the wind. The flags, waterline, and land
are executed in silk; the guns are detailed with beads in period bird’s eye maple frame with gold painted inner frame. The orange
waterline is often associated with the Channel Islands. 16 ¾ in. x 22 ¾ in. Overall 23 ½ in. x 29 ½ in.
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