A FINE 19TH CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE M...
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£8,000 - £12,000
A FINE 19TH CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE MODEL FOR A 74-GUN SHIP
the 14in. planked and pinned hull with carved figurehead and stern decoration, red painted gunports with ebonised guns, metal anchors with bone stocks, chainplates and deadeyes, planked deck with contrasting sections, carved bone fittings including capstan, belfry, well deck, gratings etc., bound masts with yards with standing and running rigging, mounted on ebonised cradle stand within glazed wooden case with detail plate -- 24 x 33 x 12in. (61 x 84 x 30.5cm.)
With the Parker Gallery, London
Cleaned and restored overall, rigging replaced.
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Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
A FINE 19TH CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE MODEL FOR A 74-GUN SHIP
the 14in. planked and pinned hull with carved figurehead and stern decoration, red painted gunports with ebonised guns, metal anchors with bone stocks, chainplates and deadeyes, planked deck with contrasting sections, carved bone fittings including capstan, belfry, well deck, gratings etc., bound masts with yards with standing and running rigging, mounted on ebonised cradle stand within glazed wooden case with detail plate -- 24 x 33 x 12in. (61 x 84 x 30.5cm.)
With the Parker Gallery, London
Cleaned and restored overall, rigging replaced.
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Time, Location
Auction House
