A fine prisoner-of-war bone model of the 100-gun first class ship-of-the-line H.M.S. Caledonia,, English/French, early 19th century

A fine prisoner-of-war bone model of the 100-gun first class ship-of-the-line H.M.S. Caledonia, English/French, early 19th century,
the pinned and planked hull with horse-shoe shaped galleried stern, three masts with standing and running rigging, deck details include skylights, belaying rails, gratings, ship's bell under canopy, capstan, break head and carved bone warrior figurehead, on shaped bone with horn inlay and apron painted to simulate drapes, in modern glazed display case, sold together with this lot is a letter and description supplied by the Parker Gallery, London dated 18th July 1984, the model 9 1/2 by 13 by 4in (24 by 33 by 10cm)