1st May, 2018 11:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Britannia')
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[M] A FINE BUILDER'S MIRROR-BACK HALF MODEL FOR...
A FINE BUILDER'S MIRROR-BACK HALF MODEL FOR THE STEAM YACHT MINGARY, DESIGNED BY G.L. WATSON AND BUILT BY THE AILSA SHIP BUILDING CO., TROON, 1899
the carved laminated hull with varnished and white decks and gold- and silver-plated deck fittings with details including carved female figurehead, fairleads and bollards, ventilators, steam anchor winch, anchor davits, deck rails, companionways, superstructure with wood-capped deck rails, wheelhouse and open bridge over, with binnacle and engine room telegraphs and wheel, engine room lights, shelter and promenade deck over cabin accommodation with port holes, window and doors, aft steering position and capstan, three ship's boats in davits with bottom boards, thwarts and gratings, mounted within original glazed case with front-silvered mirror and ivorine builder's plate (case lacking finials) -- 16½ x 64½in. (42 x 164cm.)
Built for Charles D. Rudd, Mingary measured 187½ x 27ft with a near 15ft draught. An attractive vessel as one might expect from Watson's, she was launched in May 1899 and delivered that August. Fitted with twin raked masts, her triple expansion engine was supplied by Dunsmuir & Jackson of Glasgow which developed 123nhp giving a respectable 13 knots from a single screw. Hired by the Royal Navy in 1915, she was armed with single 13-pdr and 6-pdr guns and served in the auxiliary patrol service, being used after the Battle of Jutland to sweep for survivors. It was during this service she was badly holed and limped to Rosyth harbour where she sank at her moorings. Raised in March 1919 she was sold to the Egypt & Levant S.S. Co. who converted her for commercial service. Sold again in 1924 to Turkish owners who renamed her Sevintch, she was sunk on the 26th December 1927 in a collision with the S.S. Marmara off Boz Burnu.
the carved laminated hull with varnished and white decks and gold- and silver-plated deck fittings with details including carved female figurehead, fairleads and bollards, ventilators, steam anchor winch, anchor davits, deck rails, companionways, superstructure with wood-capped deck rails, wheelhouse and open bridge over, with binnacle and engine room telegraphs and wheel, engine room lights, shelter and promenade deck over cabin accommodation with port holes, window and doors, aft steering position and capstan, three ship's boats in davits with bottom boards, thwarts and gratings, mounted within original glazed case with front-silvered mirror and ivorine builder's plate (case lacking finials) -- 16½ x 64½in. (42 x 164cm.)
Built for Charles D. Rudd, Mingary measured 187½ x 27ft with a near 15ft draught. An attractive vessel as one might expect from Watson's, she was launched in May 1899 and delivered that August. Fitted with twin raked masts, her triple expansion engine was supplied by Dunsmuir & Jackson of Glasgow which developed 123nhp giving a respectable 13 knots from a single screw. Hired by the Royal Navy in 1915, she was armed with single 13-pdr and 6-pdr guns and served in the auxiliary patrol service, being used after the Battle of Jutland to sweep for survivors. It was during this service she was badly holed and limped to Rosyth harbour where she sank at her moorings. Raised in March 1919 she was sold to the Egypt & Levant S.S. Co. who converted her for commercial service. Sold again in 1924 to Turkish owners who renamed her Sevintch, she was sunk on the 26th December 1927 in a collision with the S.S. Marmara off Boz Burnu.
Sold for £12,400
Estimated at £10,000 - £15,000
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A FINE BUILDER'S MIRROR-BACK HALF MODEL FOR THE STEAM YACHT MINGARY, DESIGNED BY G.L. WATSON AND BUILT BY THE AILSA SHIP BUILDING CO., TROON, 1899
the carved laminated hull with varnished and white decks and gold- and silver-plated deck fittings with details including carved female figurehead, fairleads and bollards, ventilators, steam anchor winch, anchor davits, deck rails, companionways, superstructure with wood-capped deck rails, wheelhouse and open bridge over, with binnacle and engine room telegraphs and wheel, engine room lights, shelter and promenade deck over cabin accommodation with port holes, window and doors, aft steering position and capstan, three ship's boats in davits with bottom boards, thwarts and gratings, mounted within original glazed case with front-silvered mirror and ivorine builder's plate (case lacking finials) -- 16½ x 64½in. (42 x 164cm.)
Built for Charles D. Rudd, Mingary measured 187½ x 27ft with a near 15ft draught. An attractive vessel as one might expect from Watson's, she was launched in May 1899 and delivered that August. Fitted with twin raked masts, her triple expansion engine was supplied by Dunsmuir & Jackson of Glasgow which developed 123nhp giving a respectable 13 knots from a single screw. Hired by the Royal Navy in 1915, she was armed with single 13-pdr and 6-pdr guns and served in the auxiliary patrol service, being used after the Battle of Jutland to sweep for survivors. It was during this service she was badly holed and limped to Rosyth harbour where she sank at her moorings. Raised in March 1919 she was sold to the Egypt & Levant S.S. Co. who converted her for commercial service. Sold again in 1924 to Turkish owners who renamed her Sevintch, she was sunk on the 26th December 1927 in a collision with the S.S. Marmara off Boz Burnu.
the carved laminated hull with varnished and white decks and gold- and silver-plated deck fittings with details including carved female figurehead, fairleads and bollards, ventilators, steam anchor winch, anchor davits, deck rails, companionways, superstructure with wood-capped deck rails, wheelhouse and open bridge over, with binnacle and engine room telegraphs and wheel, engine room lights, shelter and promenade deck over cabin accommodation with port holes, window and doors, aft steering position and capstan, three ship's boats in davits with bottom boards, thwarts and gratings, mounted within original glazed case with front-silvered mirror and ivorine builder's plate (case lacking finials) -- 16½ x 64½in. (42 x 164cm.)
Built for Charles D. Rudd, Mingary measured 187½ x 27ft with a near 15ft draught. An attractive vessel as one might expect from Watson's, she was launched in May 1899 and delivered that August. Fitted with twin raked masts, her triple expansion engine was supplied by Dunsmuir & Jackson of Glasgow which developed 123nhp giving a respectable 13 knots from a single screw. Hired by the Royal Navy in 1915, she was armed with single 13-pdr and 6-pdr guns and served in the auxiliary patrol service, being used after the Battle of Jutland to sweep for survivors. It was during this service she was badly holed and limped to Rosyth harbour where she sank at her moorings. Raised in March 1919 she was sold to the Egypt & Levant S.S. Co. who converted her for commercial service. Sold again in 1924 to Turkish owners who renamed her Sevintch, she was sunk on the 26th December 1927 in a collision with the S.S. Marmara off Boz Burnu.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Britannia'), 1st May, 2018
