Lot Essay
It has been suggested that this model is of the Valparaiso, launched in 1873 and lost in 1887.
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A 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR'S WATERLINE MODEL OF A PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION CO. STEAM SHIP
the carved wooden hull with typical simple deck fittings and superstructure, masts and 'smoking' funnel, finished in black and varnish and mounted on a moulded and painted seascape. The model -- 13½ x 23in. (34 x 58.5cm.) Glass dome (broken)
the carved wooden hull with typical simple deck fittings and superstructure, masts and 'smoking' funnel, finished in black and varnish and mounted on a moulded and painted seascape. The model -- 13½ x 23in. (34 x 58.5cm.) Glass dome (broken)
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