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Lot 127
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM CLARK (1803-1883) The barque `Adelaide`, as she appeared on Friday 4th February 1853 oil on canvas 28 x 41 1/2in (71.2 x 105.4cm) Provenance: The Tremearne Family, by descent. The painting depicts a fire on the barque `Adelaide` (492 Tons) while travelling on a voyage from Australia to London in February 1853 (via the Cape of Good Hope). In the course of the incident the Master of the Ship ,Captain Tremearne together with his officers and crew displayed great skill and bravery in saving the barque. The incident was widely reported in both Australian and English papers of the time. This particular picture is believed to have been presented to Captain Tremearne by the grateful owners of the ship. He was also presented with other gifts by the ship`s Insurance Officer and Underwriter including (according to the Mercantile Navy List) a gift of £1000 and a silver tea service for `his unceasing attention`. The painting is a fine example of narrative ship portraiture. The threat of imminent disaster from fire is instantly apparent from the smoke arising from the region of the after deck and the master`s measures to cope with the emergency are clearly portrayed. The passengers distinguished by their bonnets, shawls, top hats and great coats have been transferred to the long boat being towed astern, as an early precautionary measure. Crew members on the poop appear busy assembling small bundles or packets handed up from the after deck. This is probably the gold bullion and mail, normally stowed in the master`s cabin for security, but now all piled up on deck under his supervision should the fire gain the upper hand and the crew be forced to abandon ship. The unusual appearance of her sails results from the courses and spanker (the sails immediately above the deck) being stowed to minimise the risk of the fire spreading to the rigging. However, the helmsman at the wheel and the fact that topsails, topgallants and royals are all set and drawing indicate that the master, having taken every possible precaution is still determined in his attempts to make port. In the event Tremearne was successful. Seven days later on 11th February 1853 the `Adelaide` reached Port Louis, Mauritius where it underwent urgent repairs. At the same time from Mauritius a correspondent sent a communication to the Adelaide Observer "To Tremearne Energy, Perseverance and Presence of mind is due, under Providence the ultimate safety of the passengers, the ship and the valuable cargo. The gold is safely lodged in the bank, the copper is all safe. The whole of the wool is more or less damaged by fire or water, upwards of 100 or 150 tons of water having been poured down into her hold. The stauncheons and beams of the ship are more than half burnt through and her decks and cabins more or less destroyed. Meanwhile the Passengers issued a testimonial signed by all - `To Captain A.K.N. Tremearne, Barque `Adelaide` - Dear Sir, we the undersigned, passengers on the Barque `Adelaide` saved by the Almighty from destruction by fire in that vessel cannot allow the present opportunity to pass of expressing our most heartfelt thanks....` Adelaide later reached England safely and afterwards continued to ply its trade between England and Australia. Two years later in 1855 the Adelaide Observer recorded that the barque had arrived at the Lightship Anchorage, Adelaide after a "tempestuous voyage from the meridian of the Cape..... part of the bulwarks and an iron bunker having been washed away and the skylights stove in"
Lot 183
A 19th Century English part Tea Service, comprises a Teapot, two-handled covered Sugar Bowl and Cream Jug, painted in colours with floral sprays within blue and gilded borders (teapot with repaired handle, sugar bowl with one repaired handle, cream jug also repaired); together with a decorative European oval covered lidded Sauce Tureen with integral stand, painted in colours with sprigs of flowers within a gilded border (4)
Lot 300A
A decorative W Wood & Co China Breakfast Tea Service, with daisy decoration to a pale and dark blue ground, with gilt detail, comprising Teapot with plated mount and lid, two-handled Sugar Bowl, Cream Jug, two Cups, two Saucers (damage/repair to handle of cream jug), brown printed marks, registered number 368110 (7)
Lot 870
A Mixed Lot comprising: An oval Tea Tray of polished form; together with a four piece Tea & Coffee Service, of tapering rectangular form, with cast and applied gadrooned borders, a further Café Ware Tea Pot, initialled for the “MCC”, and a further glass bottomed Pewter Tankard, various dates and makers, (7)
Lot 257
A comprehensive tea and dinner service Royal Standard garland pattern comprising of a meat plate, six plates, six small plates, six saucers, six soup or cereal bowls, a pair of tureens and covers, a gravy boat and stand, a sandwich plate, six plates, six smaller plates, six cups, six saucers, a milk jug and sugar bowl
Lot 401
HEREND DINNER SERVICE, `Chinese bouquet rust` pattern comprising: ten dinner plates; nine dessert plates; ten side plates; two serving platters; seven tea cups and eight saucers; ten coffee cups and nine saucers; eight soup coupes and eight saucers; two tureens (one as found); one sauce boat and one sauce boat stand; one ladle; one ashtray; teapot; coffee pot; milk jug; sugar bowl. (91 pieces) Please note packaging not provided
Lot 14701
An interesting Eighteenth Century Chinese Famille Noire part tea service Comprising five cups with a slightly flaring rim and everted edge and a teapot of squat cylindrical form and a pointed spout with a slightly domed cover and a ball finial, decorated in the Famille Noire palette with scrolling green enamel peony and chrysanthemum on a black enamel ground. Eighteenth century Imperial pieces decorated with similar designs are known. See Sotheby’s Melbourne Tue, 27 May 2008 Lot 79 for a slightly larger bowl in a similar design with a ‘min yao’ Qianlong mark." Wine cups 6.5cm (diam), Wine Pot 10cm (max width) Condition: One of the cups with a hairline crack (3cm), the wine pot with a small chip to the cover View on auctionatrium.com
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