Lot 400
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Roger Chapelet (1903-1995)
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Roger Chapelet (1903-1995)

Cutty Sark and a French paddle steamer in a Mediterranean harbour

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Roger Chapelet (1903-1995)
Cutty Sark and a French paddle steamer in a Mediterranean harbour
signed and inscribed 'Roger Chapelet/"Cutty Sark"' (lower right)
bodycolour
17¼ x 24¾ in. (43.7 x 62.8 cm.)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

As the most famous surviving tea clipper, the Cutty Sark finished her sea service in 1922, and was then permanently moored in home waters, first at Falmouth and later in the Thames, until finally placed in her present dry-dock at Greenwich in 1953.

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