IMPORTANT IRISH ART Monday 4 December 2023 at 6pm, Lots 1-133

148 111 Maurice CanningWilks RUA ARHA (1910-1984) H. M. S. CAROLINE, 1947 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right; with presentation plaque attached to frame lower centre 20 by 27in. (50.8 by 68.6cm) Frame Size: 24.5 by 31.5in. (62.2 by 80cm) Provenance: H.O.K., Mourne Park, Kilkeel, 14 & 15 April 2003, lot 1506; Private collection Plaque reads: Presented to Captain The Rt Hon The Earl of Kilmorey R.N.V.N. P.C.D.L. OBE VRDJ.P. Vice Admiral of Ulster Division R.N.V.R. on the Occassion of Relinquishing Command of the Ulster Division R.N.V.R. 1930-1940. HMS Caroline is a decommissioned C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that saw combat service in the First WorldWar and served as an administrative centre in the SecondWorldWar. Caroline was launched and commissioned in 1914. At the time of her decommissioning in 2011 she was the second-oldest ship in Royal Navy service, after HMS Victory. She served as a static headquarters and training ship for the Royal Naval Reserve, based in Alexandra Dock, Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the later stages of her career. She was then converted into a museum ship. From October 2016 she underwent inspection and repairs to her hull at Harland andWolff and opened to the public on 1 July 2017 at Alexandra Dock in the Titanic Quarter in Belfast. €4,000-€6,000 (£3,480-£5,220 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot111