Lot 51A: Tole Tray Ship Portrait

Estimate: $300 – $500

Early American tole tray, painted with a three-masted schooner, “The Drednaught”, with red cross on front sail and American flag on aft, stenciled around the edges, (Note: it appears that the varnish was removed from the ship picture but not the stenciled edges, there was some in-painting in the water and the sky, and minor in-painting to the boat, five sailors can be seen on the boat), 21 3/4″ x 30″.