20TH CENTURY

細節

A WELL DETAILED STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF THE AMERICAN STEAM YACHT CORSAIR (1890)
20TH CENTURY
In inlaid mahogany framed glazed case and table
150 cm. high x 136 cm. wide, 40 cm. deep overall

注意事項

Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

拍品專文

The Corsair was the first of several steam yachts, bearing the name of Corsair, owned by J. Pierpont Morgan. During the World War I she served inthe U.S. Navy as the USS Gloucester. She was wrecked in a hurricane in 1919.