Prince of Wales Sailing Yacht Britannia, 1923

Original price was: £2,500.Current price is: £1,500.

Frank beken (1880 – 1970)

A stunning black and white, limited edition, silver gelatin photograph of the Prince of Wales sailing Yacht Britannia taken in 1923 from the Beken of Cowes Archive. This boat started life as a gaff rigged cutter in 1893 as shown in the picture, ending her racing life as a J Class in 1936 when she was scuttled as per the Kings will on his death.

Limited edition, silver gelatin photograph, printed using the original 8” x 6” glass plate, with 3 x 3.5mm conservation mountboard and presented behind 99% UV, non-reflective glass.

EXTERNAL FRAME DIMENSIONS: 1,500mm x 1,500mm.

EDITION NUMBER: 2 of 25