Nov 15, 2010 - Sale 2230

Sale 2230 - Lot 85

Price Realized: $ 1,800
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
DESIGNER UNKNOWN IMPERIAL AIRWAYS / L'HYDRAVION. Circa 1937.
24x38 1/4 inches, 61x97 cm.
Condition B+ / B: restoration at edges and in corners; trimmed.
The Canopus was Imperial Airway's first C Class, Empire flying boat. Forty-two such aircraft were built by the Short Brothers in Rochester, England. French version.