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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
ATTRIBUTED TO ISAAC BETTS (fl. 1677-d. 1706) AND WORKSHOP
THE CORONATION, A RARE AND FINE NAVY BOARD MODEL OF 1685
Details
ATTRIBUTED TO ISAAC BETTS (fl. 1677-d. 1706) AND WORKSHOP
THE CORONATION, A RARE AND FINE NAVY BOARD MODEL OF 1685
Pearwood hull with original masts, yards, guns, and fittings
48 in. (122 cm.) high; 24 in. (61 cm.) wide; 52 in. (132 cm.) deep
Scale: 1:48
THE CORONATION, A RARE AND FINE NAVY BOARD MODEL OF 1685
Pearwood hull with original masts, yards, guns, and fittings
48 in. (122 cm.) high; 24 in. (61 cm.) wide; 52 in. (132 cm.) deep
Scale: 1:48
Provenance
Almost certainly John Vaughan (1639-1713), 3rd Earl of Carbery, Lord of the Admiralty (1683–1684) and President of the Royal Society,
almost certainly acquired from the estate of the above by Sir Richard Gough (1655-1728),
thence by descent in the Gough family at Gough House, Chelsea, London, until 1924, when sold by Mrs. Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe to J. Rochelle Thomas, London,
with Charles of London, New York,
with Max Williams,
from whom acquired by Junius S. Morgan III (1892-1960), grandson of the financier, J.P. Morgan (1837-1913) and thence by descent until sold Junius Morgan’s estate sale, Salutation, Glen Cove, Long Island (on the premises); Sotheby’s Parke Bernet, New York, 30 May 1974, 2nd of 4 days, lot 487, where acquired by the present owners.
almost certainly acquired from the estate of the above by Sir Richard Gough (1655-1728),
thence by descent in the Gough family at Gough House, Chelsea, London, until 1924, when sold by Mrs. Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe to J. Rochelle Thomas, London,
with Charles of London, New York,
with Max Williams,
from whom acquired by Junius S. Morgan III (1892-1960), grandson of the financier, J.P. Morgan (1837-1913) and thence by descent until sold Junius Morgan’s estate sale, Salutation, Glen Cove, Long Island (on the premises); Sotheby’s Parke Bernet, New York, 30 May 1974, 2nd of 4 days, lot 487, where acquired by the present owners.
Literature
W. S., 'A Register of Models', Mariner’s Mirror, 1913, pp. 57-58.
Anderson, R. C., 'Comparative Naval Architecture, 1670-1720', Mariner’s Mirror, 1921, pp. 172-81.
Pritchard, L. A., 'Model of ‘Victory’ in London Museum', Mariner’s Mirror, 1923, p. 157.
‘Coronation Ahoy!’, The Literary Digest, 24 May 1924, p. 31.
McCormick, W. B., ‘Model of H.M.S. Coronation’, International Studio, May 1924, pp. 152-153.
Singleton, E., ed., ‘A Famous Ship Model (cover illus.)’, The Antiquarian, May, 1924, p.11.
Nance, R. Morton, Sailing-Ship Models, London: Halton & Truscott Smith, Ltd., 1924, p. 70, pl 37.
Laughton, L. G. C., Old Ship Figureheads and Sterns, London: Halton & Truscott Smith, Ltd., 1925, pp. 73, 132-33, 185,
Culver, H., Contemporary Scale Models of Vessels of the Seventeenth Century, New York: Payson & Clarke Ltd., 1926, No. 25.
Lounsbery, E., 'From the Smart Shops', Arts & Decoration, November 1926, pp. 14-18.
Stow, C. M., 'XVII Century Scale Models in Illustration', Boston Evening Transcript, 4 April 1926.
Ashley, Capt. H.P., 'H.M.S. Coronation', Shipmodeler, September 1930, pp. 160-62.
Anderson, R. C., 'Books', Mariner’s Mirror, 1931, p. 420.
Paxton, A., 'Ship Models Good and Bad', Antiques, April 1936, pp. 159-62.
Nance, R. Morton, Sailing-Ship Models, New York and London: Halton, 1949, p. 56, pl. 38.
Watson, P., 'The Booty of Penlee Point', The Sunday Times, 20 November 1977, p. 13.
Fox, F., Great Ships the Battlefleet of King Charles II, London: Conway Maritime Press, 1980, p. 164, pl. 35.
Kriegstein, A. and H., 'The Kriegstein Ship Model Collection', Nautical Research Journal, June 1981, p. 81-93.
Roth, L. and I., 'Mirror Image', Motor Boating & Sailing, October 1981, p. 34-39.
Kobak, L. B., 'British Admiralty Model Collection', Sea Heritage News, 1983, p. 6.
Lavery, B., The Ship of the Line, Vol.1, London: Conway Maritime Press Ltd., 1983, p.31.
Brown, C., 'Down to the Sea in Ship Models', Forbes, November 1989, pp. 336-40.
Franklin, J., Navy Board Ship Models 1650-1750 (cover illus.), London: Conway Maritime Press Ltd., 1989, pp. 6, 23, 25, 36, 41, 42, 48, 57, 181, colour pls. 2 and 3, pls. 102-6.
Gardiner, R., ed., The Line of Battle: the Sailing Warship 1650-1840, London: Conway Maritime Press, 1992.
Kriegstein, A. and H., 'The Kriegstein Collection of British Navy Board Ship Models', Nautical Research Journal, December1993. p. 219, pls. 2 and 3.
Davies, J. D., Pepys’s Navy, Ship, Men & Warfare 1649-1689, Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing, 2008.
Winfield, R., British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714, Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing, 2009, p. 35.
Hughes, E., ed., Spreading Canvas, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2016, pp. 142-3.
Beach, L., 'Spreading Canvas', Antiques and the Arts Weekly, November 2016, p. 1.
Pardy, K., 'The Maritime World Through Miniatures and Beyond', Journal of Antiques & Collectibles, November 2019, p. 39.
Kriegstein, A. and H., Historic ship models of the seventeenth & eighteenth centuries in the Kriegstein Collection, Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing, 2021, pp. 48-59.
Stephens, S. and Ball, N., Navy Board Ship Models, Seaforth Publishing, 2018, Appendix.
Anderson, R. C., 'Comparative Naval Architecture, 1670-1720', Mariner’s Mirror, 1921, pp. 172-81.
Pritchard, L. A., 'Model of ‘Victory’ in London Museum', Mariner’s Mirror, 1923, p. 157.
‘Coronation Ahoy!’, The Literary Digest, 24 May 1924, p. 31.
McCormick, W. B., ‘Model of H.M.S. Coronation’, International Studio, May 1924, pp. 152-153.
Singleton, E., ed., ‘A Famous Ship Model (cover illus.)’, The Antiquarian, May, 1924, p.11.
Nance, R. Morton, Sailing-Ship Models, London: Halton & Truscott Smith, Ltd., 1924, p. 70, pl 37.
Laughton, L. G. C., Old Ship Figureheads and Sterns, London: Halton & Truscott Smith, Ltd., 1925, pp. 73, 132-33, 185,
Culver, H., Contemporary Scale Models of Vessels of the Seventeenth Century, New York: Payson & Clarke Ltd., 1926, No. 25.
Lounsbery, E., 'From the Smart Shops', Arts & Decoration, November 1926, pp. 14-18.
Stow, C. M., 'XVII Century Scale Models in Illustration', Boston Evening Transcript, 4 April 1926.
Ashley, Capt. H.P., 'H.M.S. Coronation', Shipmodeler, September 1930, pp. 160-62.
Anderson, R. C., 'Books', Mariner’s Mirror, 1931, p. 420.
Paxton, A., 'Ship Models Good and Bad', Antiques, April 1936, pp. 159-62.
Nance, R. Morton, Sailing-Ship Models, New York and London: Halton, 1949, p. 56, pl. 38.
Watson, P., 'The Booty of Penlee Point', The Sunday Times, 20 November 1977, p. 13.
Fox, F., Great Ships the Battlefleet of King Charles II, London: Conway Maritime Press, 1980, p. 164, pl. 35.
Kriegstein, A. and H., 'The Kriegstein Ship Model Collection', Nautical Research Journal, June 1981, p. 81-93.
Roth, L. and I., 'Mirror Image', Motor Boating & Sailing, October 1981, p. 34-39.
Kobak, L. B., 'British Admiralty Model Collection', Sea Heritage News, 1983, p. 6.
Lavery, B., The Ship of the Line, Vol.1, London: Conway Maritime Press Ltd., 1983, p.31.
Brown, C., 'Down to the Sea in Ship Models', Forbes, November 1989, pp. 336-40.
Franklin, J., Navy Board Ship Models 1650-1750 (cover illus.), London: Conway Maritime Press Ltd., 1989, pp. 6, 23, 25, 36, 41, 42, 48, 57, 181, colour pls. 2 and 3, pls. 102-6.
Gardiner, R., ed., The Line of Battle: the Sailing Warship 1650-1840, London: Conway Maritime Press, 1992.
Kriegstein, A. and H., 'The Kriegstein Collection of British Navy Board Ship Models', Nautical Research Journal, December1993. p. 219, pls. 2 and 3.
Davies, J. D., Pepys’s Navy, Ship, Men & Warfare 1649-1689, Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing, 2008.
Winfield, R., British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714, Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing, 2009, p. 35.
Hughes, E., ed., Spreading Canvas, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2016, pp. 142-3.
Beach, L., 'Spreading Canvas', Antiques and the Arts Weekly, November 2016, p. 1.
Pardy, K., 'The Maritime World Through Miniatures and Beyond', Journal of Antiques & Collectibles, November 2019, p. 39.
Kriegstein, A. and H., Historic ship models of the seventeenth & eighteenth centuries in the Kriegstein Collection, Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing, 2021, pp. 48-59.
Stephens, S. and Ball, N., Navy Board Ship Models, Seaforth Publishing, 2018, Appendix.
Exhibited
London, Kensington Palace, London Museum, 1911-1924.
New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Center for British Art, Spreading Canvas, 15 September-4 December 2016.
New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Center for British Art, Spreading Canvas, 15 September-4 December 2016.
Brought to you by
Thomas Williams
International Head of English Furniture & Clocks