Nov 12, 2007 - Sale 2128

Sale 2128 - Lot 93

Price Realized: $ 1,080
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
JACK MERRIOTT (1901-1968) THE WEST HIGHLAND LINE. 1959.
39 7/8x49 3/4 inches. Stafford & Co., LTD., Netherfield.
Condition A-: minor restoration along vertical and horizontal folds.
The West Highland Route runs between Mallaig (a small fishing town on Scotland's west coast) and Glasgow. An incredibly scenic route, there are also connections to London. Here, depicting an "Observation Coach Train at Lochy Viaduct near Fort William," the scenery shares center stage with the modern, stream-lined observation car. Le Train p. 25.