Beken and Sons of Cowes (British, c.1888)

Sir Thomas Liptons yacht Shamrock V, 1930

Details

Beken and Sons of Cowes (British, c.1888)
Sir Thomas Liptons yacht Shamrock V, 1930
signed 'Beken & Son Cowes' (lower right)
speia toned gelatin silverprint
9 x 11 in. (23 x 28 cm.)

Provenance

From the Estate of Camper and Nicholson yacht designer Harry Jacobs

Lot Essay

Shamrock V was built by the prestigious British yacht builders Camper and Nicholson at Gosport, her LOA was 1,200ft. and her owner was the well known industrialist and yachtsman Sir Thomas Lipton (of Lipton Tea fame)

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