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

Sir William Reardon Smith's yacht Margherita, 1913

Details

Beken and Sons of Cowes (British, c. 1888)
Sir William Reardon Smith's yacht Margherita, 1913
signed 'Beken & Son Cowes' (lower right) and inscribed 'Margarita' (lower left)
sepia toned gelatin silverprint
9 x 11 in. (23 x 28 cm.)
Margherita is spelled incorrectly on the photograph

Provenance

From the Estate of Camper and Nicholson yacht designer Harry Jacobs

Lot Essay

Margherita was built by the prestigious British yacht builders Camper and Nicholson at Gosport, her LOA was 167.3 ft. and her owner was the well known Sir William Reardon Smith and there is a Nautical College in Aldgate, London named after him.

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