





Lot 76
Francis Swaine(London circa 1720-1782)Shipping in calm waters, a flagship firing a salute; and Shipping in calm waters, with a jetty in the foreground (2)
5 July 2023, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £5,760 inc. premium
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Poppy Harvey-Jones
Head of Sale
Francis Swaine (London circa 1720-1782)
Shipping in calm waters, a flagship firing a salute; and Shipping in calm waters, with a jetty in the foreground
the former signed 'F.Swaine' (on spar, lower right) and the latter signed 'F.Swaine' (on spar, lower left)
a pair, oil on copper
12.7 x 15.3cm (5 x 6in). (2)
the former signed 'F.Swaine' (on spar, lower right) and the latter signed 'F.Swaine' (on spar, lower left)
a pair, oil on copper
12.7 x 15.3cm (5 x 6in). (2)
Footnotes
Provenance
With St. James's Galleries Ltd, London (according to labels on the reverse)
Sale, Phillips, London, 20 June 1995, lot 21a
Private Collection, UK, 1996 until offered
Sale, Christie's, London, 22 November 2006, lot 60
With Rafael Valls, London, where purchased by the present owner