1st May, 2013 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Excellent)
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[M] A RARE MID 18TH-CENTURY ADMIRALTY DOCKYARD...
A RARE MID 18TH-CENTURY ADMIRALTY DOCKYARD HALF-MODEL FOR A 22-GUN SIXTH-RATE FRIGATE
open-framed below the main wale and planked above, pierced with eleven gun ports, solid main deck with poop and forecastle, carved regulation lion figurehead, stern and quarter lights, finished overall with polychrome and gilt (worn, some possibly later) and mounted on an ebonised gilt-edged backboard with suspension loops. Measurements overall -- 10 x 36in. (25.5 x 91.5cm.)
open-framed below the main wale and planked above, pierced with eleven gun ports, solid main deck with poop and forecastle, carved regulation lion figurehead, stern and quarter lights, finished overall with polychrome and gilt (worn, some possibly later) and mounted on an ebonised gilt-edged backboard with suspension loops. Measurements overall -- 10 x 36in. (25.5 x 91.5cm.)
Sold for £2,728
Estimated at £2,000 - £4,000
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A RARE MID 18TH-CENTURY ADMIRALTY DOCKYARD HALF-MODEL FOR A 22-GUN SIXTH-RATE FRIGATE
open-framed below the main wale and planked above, pierced with eleven gun ports, solid main deck with poop and forecastle, carved regulation lion figurehead, stern and quarter lights, finished overall with polychrome and gilt (worn, some possibly later) and mounted on an ebonised gilt-edged backboard with suspension loops. Measurements overall -- 10 x 36in. (25.5 x 91.5cm.)
open-framed below the main wale and planked above, pierced with eleven gun ports, solid main deck with poop and forecastle, carved regulation lion figurehead, stern and quarter lights, finished overall with polychrome and gilt (worn, some possibly later) and mounted on an ebonised gilt-edged backboard with suspension loops. Measurements overall -- 10 x 36in. (25.5 x 91.5cm.)
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Excellent), 1st May, 2013
