20th Apr, 2011 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Princess)
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[M] AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH...
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE AND BALEEN MODEL OF A 100-GUN FIRST RATE SHIP OF THE LINE
with planked and pinned hull, carved warrior form figurehead, head rails, stern and quarter galleries, planked decks with simple fittings, bound masts with yards and s'tuns'l booms, standing and running rigging, mounted on a wooden inlaid marquetry base with bone trim (sympathetic overall restoration, base later) -- measurements overall 19 x 22 x 8in. (48.2 x 56 x 20.5cm.)
Please note this model is an original Prisoner-of-war model.
with planked and pinned hull, carved warrior form figurehead, head rails, stern and quarter galleries, planked decks with simple fittings, bound masts with yards and s'tuns'l booms, standing and running rigging, mounted on a wooden inlaid marquetry base with bone trim (sympathetic overall restoration, base later) -- measurements overall 19 x 22 x 8in. (48.2 x 56 x 20.5cm.)
Please note this model is an original Prisoner-of-war model.
Sold for £9,920
Estimated at £8,000 - £10,000
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE AND BALEEN MODEL OF A 100-GUN FIRST RATE SHIP OF THE LINE
with planked and pinned hull, carved warrior form figurehead, head rails, stern and quarter galleries, planked decks with simple fittings, bound masts with yards and s'tuns'l booms, standing and running rigging, mounted on a wooden inlaid marquetry base with bone trim (sympathetic overall restoration, base later) -- measurements overall 19 x 22 x 8in. (48.2 x 56 x 20.5cm.)
Please note this model is an original Prisoner-of-war model.
with planked and pinned hull, carved warrior form figurehead, head rails, stern and quarter galleries, planked decks with simple fittings, bound masts with yards and s'tuns'l booms, standing and running rigging, mounted on a wooden inlaid marquetry base with bone trim (sympathetic overall restoration, base later) -- measurements overall 19 x 22 x 8in. (48.2 x 56 x 20.5cm.)
Please note this model is an original Prisoner-of-war model.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Princess), 20th Apr, 2011
