A Silver Plated Model Of The Schooner Yacht America

PAIRPONT; CA.

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A Silver Plated Model Of The Schooner Yacht America
Pairpont; ca.
The hull of the model is incised with the waterline and has stamped trailboards and transom board. The deck of the model is fitted with a bowsprit, companionway hatches, capstan, skylight, cockpit and tiller. The model is fitted with two masts and a suit of sails. The yacht is rigged with silver rigging and includes the standing and some running rigging. She is flying an enameled American flag. The model is full hulled but is set into a modeled sea which sits ontop of a wood base with silver plated feet.
15¾ x 6 x 13¾ in. (40 x 15.2 x 34.9 cm.) model dimensions on stand.

Lot Essay

The first contest for the prize, originally known as the Queen's Cup, was sponsored by the Royal Yacht Squadron of Great Britain as part of an international exhibition in London in 1851. Members of the New York Yacht Club competed in the race with the 170-ton schooner America, which in August 1851 sailed against 14 yachts from the Royal Yacht Squadron in a race around the Isle of Wight. America won the prize, a silver cup. In 1857 the cup was presented to the New York Yacht Club, to be held as a world trophy; thereafter it became known as the America's Cup.

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