Lot 371 , Nicola Funno (Italian, 19th C.), Portrait of the British ship, 'Moolsington R.C. Wilson Commander 1847', with Vesuvius in the background, gouache on paper, 54 x 76cm

Nicola Funno (Italian, 19th C.) Portrait of the British ship, 'Moolsington R.C. Wilson Commander 1847', with Vesuvius in the background
gouache on paper
signed
54 x 76cm
£500-700

Condition:
Gouache on paper which has been laid onto a thin card, some distressing around the edges, particularly at 12 and 3 o'clock, some light surface scratching going through the rear sails and elsewhere, some discolouration spots together with vertical acid stains showing left and right, under glass in what may be the original carved giltwood frame that has a number of losses and damages and has been overpainted in gold.

Sold for £550