Anglo-French, Circa 1810
A Napoleonic 'Prisoner Of War' Bone And Ivory Model Of A 48 Gun Frigate Of The Royal Navy
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Description
The hull of the model is planked in bone with a waist planked in baleen or horn; with a carved figurehead in the form of a Roman warrior; on a straw and wood plinth intricately decorated in geometric patterns and with capstan feet; with a mahogany base board with wood plaque inscribed 'A 48 GUN FRIGATE OF THE ROYAL NAVY. CIRCA 1810./ A BONE AND IVORY MODEL MADE BY FRENCH/ PRISONERS FROM THE NAPOLEONIC WARS WHILST/ CAPTIVE IN GREAT BRITAIN/ 1794-1815'; within a mahogany framed glass case
17 x 7 x 13 ½ in. (43.3 x 18 x 34.5 cm.), in glass case
Private Collection, since before 1970, and by descent.
17 x 7 x 13 ½ in. (43.3 x 18 x 34.5 cm.), in glass case
Private Collection, since before 1970, and by descent.
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