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A Napoleonic prisoner-of-war model of the 80-gun ship-of-the-line 'Sans Pariel', early 19th Century, 22 x 28 x 7in (56 x 71 x 18cm). Outer case: 34 x 14 25 1/2in (86 x 35 65cm) image 1
A Napoleonic prisoner-of-war model of the 80-gun ship-of-the-line 'Sans Pariel', early 19th Century, 22 x 28 x 7in (56 x 71 x 18cm). Outer case: 34 x 14 25 1/2in (86 x 35 65cm) image 2
A Napoleonic prisoner-of-war model of the 80-gun ship-of-the-line 'Sans Pariel', early 19th Century, 22 x 28 x 7in (56 x 71 x 18cm). Outer case: 34 x 14 25 1/2in (86 x 35 65cm) image 3
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A Napoleonic prisoner-of-war model of the 80-gun ship-of-the-line 'Sans Pariel', French, early 19th Century,
22 x 28 x 7in (56 x 71 x 18cm). Outer case: 34 x 14 25 1/2in (86 x 35 65cm)

The Marine Sale
7 October 2015, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £22,500 inc. premium

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A Napoleonic prisoner-of-war model of the 80-gun ship-of-the-line 'Sans Pariel', French, early 19th Century,

the three masted vessel with standing and running rigging, pinned and planked hull, horn strakes, stern with gun retraction toggle, gallery and stern board carved with stylised figures and animals, the deck with sky light belaying rails water but stove pipes and capston bough with beakhead and carved wood lion figurehead on shaped bone and pine stand with presentation silver plaque engraved presented by Major C.W.D.W. Alexander and Mrs C.S. Watson in memory of Major C.J. Alexander 22 x 28 x 7in (56 x 71 x 18cm). Outer case: 34 x 14 25 1/2in (86 x 35 65cm)

Footnotes

The Sans Pariel was built at Brest and designed by Jacques-Noël Sané the noted French naval architect. She was launched in 1793 and was involved the following year in the engagement "The Glorious 1st of June" where she was dismasted and captured by the English fleet.
The Sans Pariel was subsequently towed to Portsmouth where she was refitted and commissioned into the Royal Navy.
Under British colours she fought against the French navy in 1795 and took part in the Spithead review the same year. In 1799 she sailed on a tour to the West Indes.
During the Peace of Amiens (1803-1806) the Sans Pariel was "laid up in ordinary" which probably indicated that she was stripped down to a non-working capacity, without a ship's company.
In 1808 she was converted to a prison hulk amd laid up off Plymouth. The following year the prisoners housed on board were marched from Plymouth to the newly constructed prison at Pricetown on Dartmoor. The ship then became a "sheerhulk", carrying masts for re-rigging other ships, before being broken-up at Davenport in 1842.

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