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A Miniature of the Imperial Russian warship Novgorod
Russian, 20th century 8-3/4 x 7-1/4 x 6-3/4 in. (22.2 x 18.4 x 17.1 cm.) cased.
Russian, 20th century
5 June 2013, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$3,500 inc. premium
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A Miniature of the Imperial Russian warship Novgorod
Russian, 20th century
Russian, 20th century
the circular hull with a copper plated bottom and fitted with six brass propellers, rudder and a painted black topsides, the decks planked in basswood veneer, fitted with chocks, bollards, ladders, ship's boats, binnacle, ventilators, funnels, and other details. The deck house with a rounded front and fitted with a pair of cannons just aft at the center of the ship. Displayed on a pair of turned wood pedestals within a wood and Plexi-glass case.
8-3/4 x 7-1/4 x 6-3/4 in. (22.2 x 18.4 x 17.1 cm.) cased.
8-3/4 x 7-1/4 x 6-3/4 in. (22.2 x 18.4 x 17.1 cm.) cased.
Footnotes
The Novgorod (Russian: Новгород) was an Imperial Russian warship. She was one of the most unusual warships ever constructed, and still survives in popular naval myth, often described as the "ugliest warship ever built". Together with her near-sister ship Rear Admiral Popov, they were affectionately called "popovkas", after their chief designer Andrei Alexandrovich Popovovich Popov. The hull was circular (viewed from the top) which intended to be a stable platform for guns but proving to be almost un-maneuverable in practice.