Lot Essay
This model is reputed to have been made by an employee of Forrest's Shipyard, Wivenhoe circa 1927.
Details
A sailor's picture half model of the barque 'Dart' with masts, yards, rigging, full suit of carved wooden sails and simple deck details, finished in black and mounted on a painted moulded seascape against a sky background, glazed case for wall hanging -- 17½ x 28¾in. (44.5 x 73cm.)
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See illustration