Lot 023 - Antique Pastel Painting On Paper, Maritime Scene "Leaving Old Erin" With Ships, Lighthouse, And Zeppelin, Inscribed "Erin Go Bragh" ("Ireland Forever"), Framed, 11-1/8" x 20-1/8"

Lot 023 - Antique Pastel Painting On Paper, Maritime Scene "Leaving Old Erin" With Ships, Lighthouse, And Zeppelin, Inscribed "Erin Go Bragh" ("Ireland Forever"), Framed, 11-1/8" x 20-1/8"An antique pastel painting on paper depicting a maritime scene titled "Leaving Old Erin" at center, with "Erin Go Bragh" ("Ireland Forever") inscribed in the lower right corner. The composition depicts the departure of ships from the Irish coast, with a tall ship, a steamship, and a sailboat in choppy seas, a small rowboat in the foreground, and a lighthouse on a rocky cliff at right. A zeppelin appears in the upper sky. The title and inscription

and the nature of gas-to-electric conversions

Box measures 3" L x 1-3/4" W x 2" H

including some very minor chips on the base

and mild surface soiling consistent with age and handling

This book is in good condition

and a note addressed “to our most original little Kewpie sister

Pre-Auction Notes: Vintage beige Stetson Royal Deluxe hat with grosgrain ribbon band and bow

with many appearing unused

It is in the likeness of Benjamin Franklin

Walker & Co

The binding on this album is in surprisingly good condition for a photo album of this style and age

This gnome is in vintage condition and shows significant age and wear