[M] A MID 19TH-CENTURY DIEPPE IVORY MODEL FOR A FULLY RIGGED SHIP

A MID 19TH-CENTURY DIEPPE IVORY MODEL FOR A FULLY RIGGED SHIP
the carved hull pierced for sixteen guns, masts with yards, ivory shaving sails and rigging, mounted on an ebonised base with dinghy in tow (loose components) -- 3 x 3½in. (7.5 x 9cm.) together with two small wooden waterline models for first rate ships of the line, circa 1840, both approximately 4 x 4in. (10 x 10cm.)
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Condition Report
Dieppe model has loose main and mizzen masts, standing rigging detached from hull but intact; running rigging distressed and has some old silk repairs in poor condition; wooden models with some loose rigging and several paper sails detached and in fragile condition.

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