Beken and Sons of Cowes (British, c.1888)
Hugh F.Paul's yacht Astra, port tack, 1928
signed 'Beken of Cowes' (lower right)
sepia toned gelatin silverprint
11 x 9 in. (28 x 23 cm.)
Provenance
From the Estate of Camper and Nicholson yacht designer Harry Jacobs
Lot Essay
Astra was built by the prestigious British yacht builders Camper and Nicholson at Gosport, her LOA was 95.8 ft. and her owner was Hugh F. Paul