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Prince Philip’s Bluebottle & Other Dragon Class Boats at Cowes - Frank Henry Mason c.1950
REF: LA591361
£5,800
€6,940
$7,724
LoveAntiques Dealersince Jan 2019Approved item582 sales by dealer
LoveAntiques Dealersince Jan 2019Approved item582 sales by dealer
Description
Prince Philip’s Bluebottle and Other Dragon Class Boats at Cowes, Frank Henry Mason, c.1950
This painting in oils on canvas depicts a series of dragon class boats, including the Bluebottle, owned and raced by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Cowes during the Regatta, the vessels racing towards the Windward Mark.
Bluebottle was a wedding gift to the future king and queen, given to them by members of the Island Sailing Club on Cowes in 1947. She was built by Camper and Nicholsons in Gosport and the Duke raced her alongside the future King Charles and his sister Princess Anne on occasion. She was also loaned to other serious sailors, none more so than the British Olympic team who used her to win a bronze medal in Melbourne in 1956. She was retired from racing in 1961.
More recently the vessel has been entirely refitted and is winning prizes again at Cowes under new ownership, continuing a fine legacy of racing.
Frank Henry Mason (1875-1965) Information on Pg 75 Kobenhavn
Provenance:
A fine private collection, acquired from Christie’s in 1990
measurements
Height:
20 in
Width:
30 in
declaration
Wick Antiques Ltd has clarified that the Prince Philip’s Bluebottle & Other Dragon Class Boats at Cowes - Frank Henry Mason c.1950 (LA591361) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being circa 1950
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Date of Manufacture:
circa 1950
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This Prince Philip’s Bluebottle & Other Dragon Class Boats at Cowes - Frank Henry Mason c.1950 is located in Hampshire, United Kingdom
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