The steam yacht Yarta in rough seas

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Antonio de Simone (Italian, fl.1860-1900)
The steam yacht Yarta in rough seas
signed 'De Simone' (lower right) and inscribed 'S.Y. Yarta' (lower left)
bodycolour
11 x 18½ in. (28 x 47 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The steel screw schooner Yarta was designed by A.H. Brown and built by Steward & Latham on the Thames at Millwall in 1889. Owned by Captain Arthur Wiggins, she was registered at 165 tons gross (106 net & 242 Thames) and measured 134 feet in length with a 20 foot beam. A smart little craft engined by Plenty & Son of Newbury, her name was subsequently changed to Hiarta despite still being owned by Captain Wiggins, a most unusual occurrence normally associated with a change of ownership.

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