EAST DENNIS, MASS. — The top lot in Eldred’s Marine Sale Session II on March 1 was a painting by John Stobart (English, 1929-2023) titled “Packet Great Western Approaching New York,” selling for $59,375, buyer’s premium included. Signed lower right “Stobart 68,” titled on a gallery label verso and on a frame plaque, the oil on canvas measured 33 by 44 inches, framed. Designed and built by William Webb in 1851, the packet ship Great Western was the largest vessel to date of the Black Ball Line. Packet ships were designed for domestic mail, passenger and freight transportation in European countries and in North American rivers. The Great Western was a fast and sturdy vessel and completed many transatlantic crossings before she was sold in 1878. More highlights from the 338-lot sale will follow in a later review.