20TH CENTURY

Details

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

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Lot Essay

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.

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