Marine Oil Painting Pilot Schooner Auspicious 4 Working On Merseyside.

Stock No 8835

Mersey Pilot Schooner

No 4 Auspicious

Oil Painting on Rowney canvas panel

Signed Anderton 88

She was a fine Pilot Schooner working in

Mersey waters for the government.

Built in 1878 but sadly wrecked 1895 when moored on the Mersey Bar

by a passenger ship on route to Ireland.

All 16 crew and skipper survived.

Size :420x320mm