Details
A restored early 19th Century French prisoner-of-war bone and horn model of the 72-gun second rate man-of-war 'Lero' -- 13¾ x 18in. (35 x 45.7cm.)
With bound masts, yards with stun's'l booms, standing and running rigging, carved animal figurehead, carved decorative hair rails with male mask ends, anchors, capstan, belaying rails, bitts, deck rails, companionways, upper deck guns in carriages, ship's boat with thwarts and other details, the planked and pinned hull with carved stern and quarter galleries and horn strakes. Wood mount and glazed case (later)
With bound masts, yards with stun's'l booms, standing and running rigging, carved animal figurehead, carved decorative hair rails with male mask ends, anchors, capstan, belaying rails, bitts, deck rails, companionways, upper deck guns in carriages, ship's boat with thwarts and other details, the planked and pinned hull with carved stern and quarter galleries and horn strakes. Wood mount and glazed case (later)