Samuel Scott

Lot 10: Samuel Scott (London 1701/2-1772 Bath)

Name: Samuel Scott (London 1701/2-1772 Bath)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 06b5d72809

Est: £100,000 GBP - £150,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomMay 23, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Samuel Scott (London 1701/2-1772 Bath)
Shipping on the Thames at Rotherhithe
signed and dated 'Samυl. Scott 1756' (lower left)
oil on canvas
42¼ x 39¾ in. (107.3 x 101 cm.)
See front cover illustration (detail)

Artist or Maker

Samuel Scott

Literature

Richard Kingzett, A Catalogue of the Works of Samuel Scott, The Walpole Society, vol. XLVIII, 1980-1982, p. 41., cat. no. F.
Richard Woodman, A History of the British Merchant Navy, vol. I, Neptune's Trident: Spices and Slaves: 1500-1807, Stroud, 2008, ill. col. pl. 12.

Provenance

Junius S. Morgan, Jun., New York, and thence by descent to John Pierpont Morgan, II.
Major F.S. Reeves.
Anonymous sale; Christies's, London, 20 December 1929, lot 102 (160 gns. to Leggatt).

Notes

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Samuel Scott (London 1701/2-1772 Bath)
Shipping on the Thames at Rotherhithe
signed and dated 'Samυl. Scott 1756' (lower left)
oil on canvas
42¼ x 39¾ in. (107.3 x 101 cm.)
See front cover illustration (detail)

Auction Details

Maritime Art

Christie's

May 23, 2012, 12:00 AM GMT

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK

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