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Lot 128:
19th Century Marine School Oil Painting of Dutch Sailing Vessels in a Gilded Rococo Frame
Description
A 19th-century marine school oil painting on stretched canvas, depicting Dutch-style sailing vessels on a turbulent sea. The central focus is a large sailing ship navigating white-capped waves, accompanied by a smaller rowing boat with figures in the foreground and a two-masted vessel in the middle distance. The scene is set under an atmospheric, cloud-filled sky with a distant coastline featuring buildings and a lighthouse on the right horizon. The work is executed with textured brushwork, particularly evident in the treatment of the water and clouds. The painting is housed in a substantial and heavily ornate rococo-style gilded frame, featuring elaborate scrollwork, foliate motifs, and shell-shaped corner ornaments. A white auction label from Shelbys Auctioneers for Lot 128 is attached to the lower inner frame.
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