August ART

Timed Online Auction, 2 - 12 August 2024

Kwa-Zulu Natal

Sold for

ZAR 7 035
Lot 111
  • Nils Andersen; HMS Saumarez Leaving Durban
  • Nils Andersen; HMS Saumarez Leaving Durban
  • Nils Andersen; HMS Saumarez Leaving Durban


Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 7 035

About this Item

South African 1897-1972
HMS Saumarez Leaving Durban

signed; inscribed with the title and 'Presented by Captain. Llyod Rennie 1950' on a plaque adhered to the frame; inscribed with the artist's name, the title and 'British Destroyer' on the reverse

oil on canvas laid down on board
42,5 by 58cm excluding frame; 64 by 79 by 3cm including frame

Provenance

Merchant Navy Officers Memorial Club, Aliwal St, Durban.

Property of a Collector.

Notes

HMS Saumarez participated in the pursuit and sinking of the German Battleship, Scharnhorst in December 1943.

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