A well detailed gaff-rigged model of the royal yacht Brittania (1893)

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A well detailed gaff-rigged model of the royal yacht Brittania (1893)
With mast and booms, steel standing, rigging, running rigging, anchors, rope coils, hatches, companionways, whisker poles, sail winches, deck light, tiller, binnacle, two ship's boats in hastings and other details, the hull finished in 'copper', with white bottom and black topsides and natural wood deck, and mounted on two slender brass columns, inlaid display base, and brass bound glazed cover
76 x 74cm.

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Brittania was built for Edward, Prince of Wales, later King George V, by D.W. Henderson to the plans of G.L. Watson

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