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A Shipbuilder's Half-Block Model Of The Merchantman 'King Robert', circa 1889, 20in x 80in x 7in (51cm x 203cm x 18cm) image 1
A Shipbuilder's Half-Block Model Of The Merchantman 'King Robert', circa 1889, 20in x 80in x 7in (51cm x 203cm x 18cm) image 2
A Shipbuilder's Half-Block Model Of The Merchantman 'King Robert', circa 1889, 20in x 80in x 7in (51cm x 203cm x 18cm) image 3
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A Shipbuilder's Half-Block Model Of The Merchantman 'King Robert', Scottish, circa 1889,
20in x 80in x 7in (51cm x 203cm x 18cm)

25 – 26 October 2022, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £5,737.50 inc. premium

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A Shipbuilder's Half-Block Model Of The Merchantman 'King Robert', Scottish, circa 1889,

built by William Hamilton & Co. for Messrs John A. Walker & Co., the planked hull with painted gun ports, carved wood figurehead of a king, handrails, capstone, navigational lamp, belaying rails, helm and deck housing, together with two lifeboats, in glazed mahogany case with maker's plaque,
20in x 80in x 7in (51cm x 203cm x 18cm)

Footnotes

William Hamilton & Co. was a leading shipyard situated in Port-Glasgow, Scotland. As a merchantman vessel, 'King Robert' would have transported passengers or cargo upon completion, with a tonnage of 1,610 tons.

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