23rd Apr, 2024 10:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (ZEEBRUGGE)
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[M] BOWLES'S UNIVERSAL DISPLAY OF THE NAVAL FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS IN THE WORLD, CIRCA 1801
BOWLES'S UNIVERSAL DISPLAY OF THE NAVAL FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS IN THE WORLD, CIRCA 1801
Bowles & Carver (publisher), London, undated (but post-1801), containing 20 double-page plates detailing 218 hand-coloured flags, contemporary quarter-calf and marbled boards, red label on spine, and the hand-colouring carefully executed
The earliest known edition to us of this handy guide to the world's maritime flags is dated 1783 and it would appear that new editions were published to reflect the introduction of new flags, in this example the altered Union flag following the Act of Union (with Ireland) in 1801. All editions are rare and the last example in commerce realised £1,000 (Forum Auctions, 10 November 2022, lot 158).
Sold for £1,178
Estimated at £300 - £500
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
BOWLES'S UNIVERSAL DISPLAY OF THE NAVAL FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS IN THE WORLD, CIRCA 1801
Bowles & Carver (publisher), London, undated (but post-1801), containing 20 double-page plates detailing 218 hand-coloured flags, contemporary quarter-calf and marbled boards, red label on spine, and the hand-colouring carefully executed
The earliest known edition to us of this handy guide to the world's maritime flags is dated 1783 and it would appear that new editions were published to reflect the introduction of new flags, in this example the altered Union flag following the Act of Union (with Ireland) in 1801. All editions are rare and the last example in commerce realised £1,000 (Forum Auctions, 10 November 2022, lot 158).
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (ZEEBRUGGE), 23rd Apr, 2024
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Order of Sale:
Mercantile Sail 1-47
Mercantile Steam 50-113
Naval Sail 115-181
Naval Steam 186-265
Navigational & Scientific Instruments 269-301
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