The British full-rigger Wiltshire and other shipping at sea

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Attributed to J. Fannen (fl.1891-1901)
The British full-rigger Wiltshire and other shipping at sea
oil on canvas
21 x 34 in. (53.5 x 86.5 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The Wiltshire was built by Barclay, Curle & Co. at Glasgow in 1869 for G. Marshall & Sons of London. A large vessel, she was registered at 1,530 tons gross (1,461 net), and measured 239½ feet in length with a 38 foot beam. Trading to both India and Australia, she was sold to Trinder, Anderson & Co. of London in the late 1880s who renamed her Gwalla and re-rigged her as a barque. In 1902 she was sold again, this time to Italian owners, who renamed her Gesine and registered her in Naples where she spent her remaining years.

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