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Lot 48
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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$30,000 -
50,000
Lot Description
William Bradford (American, 1823-1892)
Queen of the Seas
oil on canvas
unsigned, artist identified on a presentation plaque
ship identified, flag and starboard bow
30 x 47 inches.
Queen of the Seas was built in East Boston by Paul Curtis and was owned by Glidden & Williams of Boston, Massachusetts. Captained by Elias D. Knight for her maiden voyage, she joined the "Deep Sea Derby" in the fall of 1852, a race of the finest clipper ships of the day from Boston and New York around Cape Horn to San Francisco. Queen of the Seas set sail from Boston on November 3, 1852, and arrived in San Francisco on March 11, 1853.