496 . SAMUEL H . FYFE ( BRITISH , 19 TH CENTURY ) OIL ON CANVAS “ PORTRAIT OF THE STEAM-SAIL YACHT LADY AILSA ”, circa 1890 , signed lower right S . H . Fyfe , in black lacquered frame . 26 ¼ in . x 42 in . Framed 30 ¼ in . x 46 in . 2,000 / 3,000
497 . TOM G . PURVIS ( BRITISH 1861-1933 ) OIL ON CANVAS “ PORTRAIT OF THE BRITISH BARQUE HMS WILLIAM GORDON ”, late 19 th Century , signed lower right Purvis , Jr ., in bird ’ s eye maple frame with gilt liner . Canvas lined . 23 ½ in . x 40 ¼ in . Framed 28 ¾ in . x 40 ¼ in . 2,000 / 3,000
498 . EARL COLLINS ( AMERICAN 1925-1992 ) OIL ON CANVAS “ ACTIVE WHALING SCENE ” with four longboats out and one stove by a whale , signed in full lower right , in molded giltwood frame . 24 in . x 36 in . Framed 29 ¾ in . x 41 ¾ in . 3,000 / 5,000 From the Starbuck East Brick , Nantucket
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