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Fri, Sep 4, 2015 06:00PM EDT - Sat, Sep 5, 2015 06:00PM EDT
Lot 296

20th Century School: The Aquitania

Estimate: $250 - $450
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$3,000 $250
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Mixed media on paper, 1922, inscribed 'By Joseph Costa / May 5, 1922 / Composed by / Water Color / Crayon / Pencil'. 21 1/4 x 29 3/4 in. (sight), 25 x 33 3/4 in. (frame).Note: The RMS Aquitania was a Cunard Line ocean liner which was thought to be so luxurious that it earned the nickname 'Ship Beautiful'. It began its thirty-six years of service with its maiden voyage from Scotland to New York on May 30, 1914.