Sale 6433
Estimate$7,000 – $9,000
Provenance:
By repute, from the Royal Yacht commissioned and launched in 1843 by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, renamed 'Osborne' in 1854, taken out of service in 1867 and dismantled in 1868. Acquired in 1987 by Malcolm Forbes for the dining room of the Feadship-built yacht The Highlander, designed by Jan Bannenberg. Removed by the present owner and stored since 2012.
Illustrated:
Architectural Digest, Special International Issue, January 1987.
Yachting Magazine, January 22, 2014.
One of the windows retains diagonal cracks in two panes. Otherwise in overall good condition. The pilasters are in overall good condition with some minor, even fading overall to the wood surfaces from sunlight exposure. One pilaster has a loss to an upper molded element.
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