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A well presented and detailed 1:20 scale model of a mid 19th Century Dutch eel catcher

MODELLED BY R. VAN DAMME

Details

A well presented and detailed 1:20 scale model of a mid 19th Century Dutch eel catcher
Modelled by R. van Damme
with mast, boom and gaff, running rigging, with carved blocks, full suit of stiched linen sails with luffs and leeches, metal anchor with wooden stock and chain anchor winch, bollards, stove pipe, deck lights, companionways, horses, belaying pins with rope coils, eel hatches and covers, baskets, barrels, and other details. The hull with pinned and chained lee boards, perforated sluice gratings and rudder is finished in black, green and natural wood and mounted on a cradle stand.
Measurements overall -- 116 x 139 cm.

Special notice

Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 20.825% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €90,000 (NLG 198.334). If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €90,000 then the hammer price of a lot is calculated at 20.825% of the first €90,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €90,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.

Lot Essay

This type of craft, traditional in Dutch waters between approximately 1860-80, was unusual for having a double bottomed hull. By means of this hull it was possible to arrange for water to flow freely in and out of the open sluice gratings on either side of the hull and into the centrally located eel hatches, thus perserving the catch indefinitely.

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