Lot 317
A Period Sailor-made Model of a French Frigate 58x18x48cm(23x7x19in)
5 July 2005, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,000
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hull of solid timber, painted black to the waterline and red below with a white port line, pierced for 24 cannon. Carved figurehead and painted stern and quarter galleries. Details include anchors and chain cable, cannon on wooden carriages, capstan, wheel, ship's boats on davits, life preservers. Wooden spars and cotton sails, in need of some restoration. Mounted on crutches on a (later) polished baseboard. 58x18x48cm(23x7x19in)