Lot 210
  • 210

NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR BONE AND BALEEN 44-GUN SHIP MODEL EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Estimate
10,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Inscribed Thomas Hornby
  • goat
  • Model height 20 1/2 in. by Width 25 in.
With polychrome decoration and a modern label printed Thomas Hornby attached to a later gallery on the stern.

Provenance

By repute purchased in London in the 1920's;
Private Collection;
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 21, 2010, lot 889.

Condition

In restored condition. With patches of in-fill. Losses and wear throughout. Some repainting. Rigging tangled and distressed. Stand later.
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