27th Oct, 2010 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Audacious)
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[M] A FINELY RESTORED EARLY 19TH-CENTURY...
A FINELY RESTORED EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE AND BALEEN MODEL OF A 100-GUN 1ST RATE SHIP-OF-THE-LINE
the planked and pinned hull with baleen main wale, warrior-form figurehead, finely decorated head and taff rails, bound masts rigged with yards and s'tuns'l booms, bone blocks and other details, mounted on a planked bone base with decorated edging, secured to later wooden base with glazed cover. Model measurements (including bone base) -- 11 x 12in. (28 x 30.5cm.); cased measurements - 13 x 14½ x 7½in. (33 x 37 x 19cm.)
the planked and pinned hull with baleen main wale, warrior-form figurehead, finely decorated head and taff rails, bound masts rigged with yards and s'tuns'l booms, bone blocks and other details, mounted on a planked bone base with decorated edging, secured to later wooden base with glazed cover. Model measurements (including bone base) -- 11 x 12in. (28 x 30.5cm.); cased measurements - 13 x 14½ x 7½in. (33 x 37 x 19cm.)
Sold for £13,640
Estimated at £7,000 - £9,000
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A FINELY RESTORED EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE AND BALEEN MODEL OF A 100-GUN 1ST RATE SHIP-OF-THE-LINE
the planked and pinned hull with baleen main wale, warrior-form figurehead, finely decorated head and taff rails, bound masts rigged with yards and s'tuns'l booms, bone blocks and other details, mounted on a planked bone base with decorated edging, secured to later wooden base with glazed cover. Model measurements (including bone base) -- 11 x 12in. (28 x 30.5cm.); cased measurements - 13 x 14½ x 7½in. (33 x 37 x 19cm.)
the planked and pinned hull with baleen main wale, warrior-form figurehead, finely decorated head and taff rails, bound masts rigged with yards and s'tuns'l booms, bone blocks and other details, mounted on a planked bone base with decorated edging, secured to later wooden base with glazed cover. Model measurements (including bone base) -- 11 x 12in. (28 x 30.5cm.); cased measurements - 13 x 14½ x 7½in. (33 x 37 x 19cm.)
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Audacious), 27th Oct, 2010
