ANTONIO DE SIMONE (Italian, 1851-1907) THREE PORTRAITS OF THE AMERICAN YACHT S.Y. “NARADA”.

Three framed gouaches depicting the white hulled steam and sailing yacht Narada. The first depicts the yacht steaming past Vesuvius, the second depicts the yacht with billowing main sails cutting through choppy seas, and the third shows the yacht with only the jib sails at work in rough seas. The New York Yacht Club burgee is on the foremast and the officer’s flag of the Vice Commodore is on the mainmast in each example. All three inscribed lower left “Y. Narada” and signed lower right “DeSimone”. NOTE: The steam yacht “Narada”, originally named “Semiramis”, was 491 tons gross (272 net), and was designed for Mr. John Lysaght by A.H. “Skipper” Brown and built for him by Ramage & Ferguson of Leith in 1889. Having a steel-hull, with a Scotch boiler & triple expansion engine produced 635 hp. (14 knots when in steam). Rigged as a screw brigantine, at 225 feet in length with a 27 foot beam and a 13 foot draught. Lysaght sold her in 1893 and in 1894 she was bought by A.J. Drexel, the immensely wealthy Philadelphia banker, who promptly renamed her “Margarita”. He in turn sold her to Henry Walters of Baltimore in 1899 whereupon her name changed again, this time to “Narada”. As “Narada”, she became one of the best-known yachts on the North Atlantic and Walters made many trips to Europe in her to buy the art treasures which now form the basis of the Walters Gallery Collection in Baltimore. Apart from the latter years of the Great War when she was leased to the U.S. Navy, Walters used “Narada” continuously until he sold her in 1933, after which she disappears from record. Henry Walters was the Vice Commodore of the New York Yacht Club thus the burgee of the Club & the Vice Commodore officer’s flag seen in each of these works. SIZE: Sight of each: 17-1/2″ x 23-1/2″. All three housed in matching giltwood frames, under glass: 21-3/4″ x 27-1/2″. CONDITION: All three appear to be in very good condition. One has small horizontal tear along top edge. Not examined out of frame. 50878-1 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 2219

Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antique Auction - August 2016

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2219	$10,665.00	ANTONIO DE SIMONE (Italian, 1851-1907) THREE PORTRAITS OF THE AMERICAN YACHT S.Y. “NARADA”. Three framed gouaches depicting the white hulled steam and sailing yacht Narada. The first depicts the yacht steaming past Vesuvius, the second depicts the yacht with billowing main sails cutting through choppy seas, and the third shows the yacht with only the jib sails at work in rough seas. The New York Yacht Club burgee is on the foremast and the officer’s flag of the Vice Commodore is on the mainmast in each example. All three inscribed lower left “Y. Narada” and signed lower right “DeSimone”. NOTE: The steam yacht “Narada”, originally named “Semiramis”, was 491 tons gross (272 net), and was designed for Mr. John Lysaght by A.H. “Skipper” Brown and built for him by Ramage & Ferguson of Leith in 1889. Having a steel-hull, with a Scotch boiler & triple expansion engine produced 635 hp. (14 knots when in steam). Rigged as a screw brigantine, at 225 feet in length with a 27 foot beam and a 13 foot draught. Lysaght sold her in 1893 and in 1894 she was bought by A.J. Drexel, the immensely wealthy Philadelphia banker, who promptly renamed her “Margarita”. He in turn sold her to Henry Walters of Baltimore in 1899 whereupon her name changed again, this time to “Narada”. As “Narada”, she became one of the best-known yachts on the North Atlantic and Walters made many trips to Europe in her to buy the art treasures which now form the basis of the Walters Gallery Collection in Baltimore. Apart from the latter years of the Great War when she was leased to the U.S. Navy, Walters used “Narada” continuously until he sold her in 1933, after which she disappears from record. Henry Walters was the Vice Commodore of the New York Yacht Club thus the burgee of the Club & the Vice Commodore officer’s flag seen in each of these works. SIZE: Sight of each: 17-1/2″ x 23-1/2″. All three housed in matching giltwood frames, under glass: 21-3/4″ x 27-1/2″. CONDITION: All three appear to be in very good condition. One has small horizontal tear along top edge. Not examined out of frame. 50878-1 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 2219 Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antique Auction - August 2016 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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ANTONIO DE SIMONE (Italian, 1851-1907) THREE PORTRAITS OF THE AMERICAN YACHT S.Y. “NARADA”.