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Clipper Ship "Lightning" of Boston

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Lloyd Hansen Thomas (1910-1990)
Lived/Active: Maine
"Lighting" of Boston
Signed (l.r.): L.H. Thomas, dated verso: 1936
Relief carved and painted wooden ship on board.
11 ½” h., 13 ½” w.
Excellent condition, in original oval mahogany frame. Wonderful oxidized, untouched surface.
Provenance: Donal Naetzker, Fairport, New York; Collection of Andree and Bryce Chase, Port Royal, South Carolina.
Lloyd Thomas was not only a skilled craftsman and carver but a highly talented sculptor. He worked at Camden Shipbuilding and Marine Railway Co. during World War II. Thomas is best known for relief wood carved panels of ships, fish, and eagles. He most famously carved a Rockland-built clipper ship, Red Jacket, that was purchased for President Roosevelt and hung in the White House.

Item ID: FA-SO 173

More Information

Origin:	United States, Maine
Period:	1920-1949
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	FA-SO 173
Incollect Reference #:	816852

Dimensions

W.	13.5 in;	H.	11.5 in;
W.	34.29 cm;	H.	29.21 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.