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Lot 141
Sale 1276 - Beyond a Cincinnati Legacy: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleischmann III, Part I
Nov 16, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$1,638
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Lot Description
Frédéric Roux (French, 1805-1887)
Two Works: British Sailing Ship, Possibly the Yacht of Lord Wilton
1841
watercolor on paper
twice signed and dated Frédéric Roux, Havre 1841, lower right and verso
15 1/4 x 22 5/8 inches.
the verso of one painting further inscribed Dédié à Madame La Comtesse Wilton / par son très humble serviteur / Frédéric Roux [Dedicated to Countess Wilton / by her very humble servant / Frédéric Roux].
Lady Margaret Stanley (1801-1858), daughter of the 12th Earl of Derby, married Thomas Grovesnor Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton in 1821, becoming the Countess Wilton referred to here. An avid sailor, Lord Wilton was a founding member of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club in 1844 and later served as Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron from 1849 until 1881.