Lot 76: EDUARDO DE MARTINO (ITALIAN, 1838-1912) H.M.S. Ophir coaling in Halifax, 5th October

EDUARDO DE MARTINO (ITALIAN, 1838-1912) H.M.S. Ophir coaling in Halifax, 5th October 1901, prior to her return home inscribed and dated ‘The last coals of the season/H.M.S. “Ophir”/ Halifax 5th Oct 1901’ (lower right) and inscribed with the escorting war ships ‘Diadem/Tribune/Crescent/Niobe’ (on canvas overlap) oil on canvas 54 x 92.7cm (21 1/4 x 36 1/2in). Together with two books: With the “Ophir” Round the Empire by William Maxwell (Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1902); and The Royal Tour 1901 or The Cruise of H.M.S. Ophir by Harry Price (Webb & Bower, Exeter, 1980). (3)