A SAILOR'S MODEL OF THE TOP SAIL SCHOONER C&F NURSE OF BRIDG...

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£280

A SAILOR'S MODEL OF THE TOP SAIL SCHOONER C&F NURSE OF BRIDGWATER, CIRCA 1910

the 11in. hull carved from the solid and finished in company colours, wooden deck with simple carved fittings, masts with yards, standing and running rigging, mounted on display base within Plexiglass case -- 16 x 20½ x 10in. (40.5 x 52 x 25.5cm.); together with three modern oil on canvas board paintings by Eric Aldridge of Nurse Brothers' ships comprising the C&F Nurse (2) and the Sunshine -- 17½ x 23in. (44.5 x 58.5cm.) each

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The Nurse shipping family of Bridgwater, Somerset and thence by descent to Lewis James (Jim) Nurse MBE (1928 - 2018).

together with the book "The Nurse Family of Bridgewater and Their Ships" by James Nurse, 1999.