
Yachting III A portfolio of original late 19th century yachting photographs, 13.5x17x2.5ins.(34x43x6.5cm)
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Yachting III A portfolio of original late 19th century yachting photographs,
Footnotes
Provenance:
From the collection of Johan Vincent Wentzel (1865-1919) a prominent Hamburg estate agent.
Alfred West, together with his brother George was one of the early pioneers of yachting photography, working initially from Gosport and latterly Southsea. He recorded many of the craft to be seen in the Solent during the great age of Yachting. He subsequently moved into motion pictures and made a notable film of the famous steam yacht Turbinia. His still photograph collection was sold to Beken of Cowes in 1913.
Yachts depicted include: Britannia, Aline, Valkyrie, Shamrock I, Shamrock II, Meteor I, Wendur & Galatea.