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Lot 50Y

25 January 2013, 13:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$10,625 inc. premium

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A Napoleonic prisoner-of-war bone ship model of a naval brigantine
circa 1800

the hull built up in wood and the topsides planked in bone, with black painted strakes, carved bone hammock nets, the deck detailed with dog houses, companionways, (18) guns on carriages, tiller, capstan, ship's boat and other details. Rigged with masts and spars, standing and running rigging. Displayed on a wood base cut to show her as a waterline model with bone stanchions and frette work. Within a later mahogany and plexiglass case.
14-1/4 x 6-3/4 x 12 in. (36.1 x 17.1 x 30.4 cm.) cased.

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