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AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR WOODEN MODEL OF A 120-GUN FIRST RATE SHIP INSCRIBED VICTORY
the carved hull with ebonised wales, planked decks with appropriate fittings and armaments, is finished in black and varnish with red gun port lids and bulwarks, is mounted on a marquetry display base with bone ballustrading and rosette corners within contemporary straw work display case with drop front (evidence of previous restoration, rig in poor overall condition, fore and mizzen masts fractured, losses and loose parts). The model -- 9 x 10in. (23 x 25.5cm.); Overall -- 11¼ x 13 x 6in. (28.5 x 33 x 15cm.) Letter of reference, 1930.
the carved hull with ebonised wales, planked decks with appropriate fittings and armaments, is finished in black and varnish with red gun port lids and bulwarks, is mounted on a marquetry display base with bone ballustrading and rosette corners within contemporary straw work display case with drop front (evidence of previous restoration, rig in poor overall condition, fore and mizzen masts fractured, losses and loose parts). The model -- 9 x 10in. (23 x 25.5cm.); Overall -- 11¼ x 13 x 6in. (28.5 x 33 x 15cm.) Letter of reference, 1930.
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.