
Lot 52
A half model of the J Class cutter Shamrock V 1930 36x11.5ins.(92x29cm)
15 April 2014, 14:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,062.50 inc. premium
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A half model of the J Class cutter Shamrock V 1930
Made by Peter Ward to a scale of 1/4in to 1foot. Solid hull, varnished to the waterline and painted below. Detailed deck fittings and stub spars. Set on a decorated, polished mahogany backboard. 36x11.5ins.(92x29cm)
Footnotes
The Irish grocer Sir Thomas Lipton had tried unsuccessfully to wrest the America's Cup from the US since 1899. Shamrock V represented his fifth, and last attempt. The first British yacht built to the new J Class, she met the American defender Enterprise in 1930 and was defeated in four straight races.