Victorian Watch Case With 'Cutty Sark' Oil Painting By Commander Geoff Hunt (R.N.)

The box features a finely painted lid with the Cutty Sark and another ship in the background, both on a calm ocean. The piece is signed and dated in the bottom left hand corner. The box itself opens to a velvet holder for a small watch, whilst the inner lid is stamped 'Geneve', with the rest of the wording above being faded.

~ Dimensions ~

The case has a length of 4 inches (10.25cm), a width of 3.2 inches (8cm) and a height of 1.2 inches (3cm).

~ Condition ~

The painting has some wear, such as a chip in the top right corner, some wear to the body and a crack to the bottom right along the line of the case. The case is worn, with some damage to the back and general surface/age damage such as scratching. The velvet inside is fairly worn, having lost some of it's original colour.

~ Cutty Sark ~

The Cutty Sark is a clipper ship. Built in 1869 for the Jock Willis shipping line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, coming at the end of a long period of design development which halted as sailing ships gave way to steam propulsion. Badly damaged by fire on 21 May 2007 while undergoing conservation, the vessel has been restored and reopened to the public on 25th April 2012.

~ Geoff Hunt ~

Geoff Hunt spent nearly forty years in the Royal Navy as both seaman and fighter pilot. He painted throughout this period, mainly marine and aeronautical subjects, and started miniature work shortly before leaving the Service in 1988. His fascination remains essentially with the sea. Geoff Hunt is Past President of the Hilliard Society, a member of the Royal Miniature Society and Miniature Art Society of Florida, and a Miniature Artist of America.

Item ID: 138