{"product_id":"32952","title":"\"The Titania under full sail\".","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil on Panel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 x 20 inches (35.5 x 51 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned with the initials, lower right \u0026amp; dated, lower left\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTitania\u003c\/i\u003e (1866) is shown out at sea as refitted. The house flag of Shaw, Lowther and Maxton flies on the mainmast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the National Maritime Museum: \"The \u003ci\u003eTitania\u003c\/i\u003e was a composite-built clipper and was highly competitive and profitable in the tea trade to the Far East. In 1871, under Captain J. Dowdy, \u003ci\u003eTitania\u003c\/i\u003e made the fastest passage of the year – 93 days from Foochow against the South West monsoon. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Bought by the Hudson’s Bay Company in the 1880s, \u003ci\u003eTitania\u003c\/i\u003e ended her days working in the Mediterranean and was finally broken up in Marseilles in 1910.\" \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo buy the original painting or reserve it\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003econtact Charles Mayes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk  +44(0)20 7352 7759\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- or buy direct through our secure website - VAT does not apply\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShipping: UK £60 : USA\/Rest of World £120\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"GREGORY SMITH (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Oil Painting","offer_id":55616622985558,"sku":"-32952","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Smith_20-_20Titania_20-_20large_20stamped_f181ec3f-70f8-44e5-8fe4-2477a790a89c.jpg?v=1791279879","url":"https:\/\/marineartists.co.uk\/products\/32952","provider":"Marine Artists","version":"1.0","type":"link"}