Nov 13, 2006 - Sale 2093

Sale 2093 - Lot 82

Price Realized: $ 1,680
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
JARVIS (DATES UNKNOWN) SEE THE CHARM OF SOUTH AMERICA / ROYAL MAIL LINES. 1956.
39 3/4x24 3/4 inches. Brown Knight & Truscott Ltd.
Condition B+: restored minor losses, repaired tears and creases in margins; vertical and horizontal folds.
The Royal Mail Lines came into existence in 1932, formed from the dissolved Royal Mail and Steam Packet Company. Despite her name, the company was by no means merely running mail between countries. Here, the sweep of the bay in Rio de Janeiro is depicted in soothing nocturnal shades, with the lights of the ship in the distance rivaling those on the shore.