The brigantine 'Marie Celeste' of 1861, 16ft:1in. scale display waterline model built by R.A. Wilson with masts, spars, standing and running rigging and a full suit of sails and deck details including windlass, deck houses, hatches, belaying rails, helm, binnacle and dinghy and other details, the hull finished in copper to the waterline and black with natural wood deck and mounted on a painted moulded seascape. Glazed case -- 8 x 12¼in. (20.3 x 31cm.). Carrying case, historical note and the book 'Mysteries of the Sea' by R. de la Croix (pp.33-49 refers to 'Marie Celeste')