$27,500
modeled as a three-masted ship, fully rigged with flying burgees, one sail chased with the Royal Arms of England, the hull chased with faux bois and mounted with sixteen cannons, the two-level deck with an additional four cannons and mounted with twenty-two figures engaged in battle including those climbing rigging, saluting, steering, shooting long rifles and mortally wounded, the bow applied with a twin-tailed mermaid figurehead and the stern with two large lanterns and dolphin form rudder, all raised on a fixed stand decorated with dolphins and flowers and with four wheels centered by female masks with sunburst surrounds, with a detachable wood base, 176 ozt excluding wood stand. Height 33 x length 30 1/2 inches. Length of wood stand 36 1/2 inches.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2014-05-20
