NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR BONE 120-GUN SHIP MODEL OF LE MAJESTAEUX, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

In a later mahogany and bone inlaid case.

Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 6, 2004.
Theodore Church Collection.
Duane Merrill Auctions, Williston, Vermont, June 27, 2009, lot 24.
Jonathan Trace, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Antiques and The Arts Weekly, August 28, 2009, p. 16.

This model is generally in good order. The piece appears to have undergone restoration and certainly the rigging appears to be reworked and is in good order. The green papered base has lifting and there are 'ripples' to this surface. The bone employed shows signs of age. The materials employed in its construction appear stable and in good condition. This is a good decorative piece with the sorts of wear one would expect to see, consistent with age and use. Later Case Overall: 25 ¾ by 31½ in. by 14¼ in.
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