An elegant modern home needs a royal painting to look complete. To help you pick a statement art work for your abode, Bonhams is hosting a classic Maritime Paintings auction.

pAn elegant modern home needs a royal painting to look complete. To help you pick a statement art work for your abode, Bonhams is hosting a classic Maritime Paintings auction./p
pThe lot is leaded by James Edward Buttersworth's painting which is about the American clipper ship Black Warrior that first sailed from New York to London and Australia. The signed canvas is complemented by a model of a 120-gun ship./p
pNot just that, the tightly curated auction will have masterpieces by some of the most famous maritime painters such as Robert Salmon, Montague Dawson, Jack Gray and Antonio Jacobsen. Moreover, the sale also features a dockyard presentation model of the HMS Trafalgar that was a British first-rate ship launched in 1841 and the last ship of the successful Caledonia class./p pEach piece gives an insight into the naval history of the world and its influence on trade dynamics. The sale will be held online on January 28th, 2016. Here are a few of our favourites from the lot.em/em/p
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