Naval action engraving sold ‘with the wind at our backs’
A hand-coloured engraving of an Anglo- American naval battle in 1779 hammered for $5200 against a $1000-1500 guide at Swann Auction Galleries (25% buyer’s premium) in New York City.
Titled The Memorable Engagement of … the Serapis with Paul Jones of the Bon Homme Richard, it is a…