Arthur J. Wetherall Burgess

Arthur James Wetherall Burgess, R.I., R.O.I. (Bombala, New South Wales 1879-1957 London) H.M.S. Volage on passage from Sierra Leone to Barbados, December 1893 signed, inscribed and dated 'ARTHUR J. BURGESS/H.M.S. 'VOLAGE' 1893' (lower right) and further inscribed 'H.M.S. 'Volage'/On Passage Sierra Leone/to Barbados, Dec. e r 1893/Midshipman T.E. CREASE/Painted from a photograph taken from HMS 'Active', by Arthur Burgess' (on a label attached to the reverse) oil on board 9¾ x 13¾ in. (24.8 x 34.9 cm.)

ARTHUR J.W. BURGESS (1879-1957) Out into the Gallions Signed 'Arthur W. Burgess' (lower right) and inscribed on artist's label to reverse; together with an autograph letter and envelope from Burgess to the original recipient with three small sketches, including one of him triumphantly carrying two salmon he'd caught in the river Conway, dated Oct. 19th, 1949 Watercolour 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.5cm.) Estimate: 200-300

Arthur James Wetherall Burgess (Australian, 1879-1957)
His Majesty King George V\'s Britannia off Cowes
Add. Notes: His Majesty King George V's Britannia off Cowes signed and with anchor cipher 'Arthur Burgess' (lower right) oil on panel 17 x 21 in. (43.2 x 53.3 cm.)
Notes: The American full-rigged merchantman Euphrasia was built in Jackson's yard, Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1842. A three-master designed with two decks, she was measured at 487 tons and had a draft of 17 feet. Originally owned by Mr. Kibby (and his associates) of Baltimore, by 1844 she had been acquired by the Bruce Line of Boston (Captain Charles Buntin) although by 1848 she had joined the fleet of another Boston owner, the New Line, sailing under Captain John Simpson. In January 1855 she was purchased by McCready, Mott of South Street, New York, but when their short-lived enterprise was wound up in the fall of 1855, she was acquired by Horatio Eagle, another South Street shipping agent. Last listed in 1859 as the property of H. Sheldon of New York and sailing under Captain Anderson, she disappears from record in 1860. This classic Samuel Walter's portrait of Euphrasia shows her progressively shortening sail in three positions off the 'North End' of Liverpool's waterfront, with the stern view (to the extreme right) showing her with a paddle-tug in attendance alongside being gently nudged through the entrance of the Prince's Dock where the basin beyond can be seen packed with other shipping.
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Arthur James Wetherall Burgess, R.I., R.O.I. (1879-1957) A passenger liner en route to Holland off Gibraltar signed with initials and inscribed 'Rough sketch for brochure/AJWB'(lower right) watercolour and bodycolour 6 x 8¼ in. (15.3 x 20.9 cm.) Saleroom Notice This lot should not be daggered for VAT in thecatalogue.

Arthur James Wetherall Burgess, R.I., R.O.I. (1879-1957) H.M. racing yacht Britannia at Cowes signed 'Arthur Burgess' (lower right) oil on paper 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.5 cm.) Special Notice No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5%will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VATinclusive basis