7th Nov, 2017 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Fearless')
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[M] Ø A SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH OF THE...
Ø A SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH OF THE BARQUE JEAN IN A STORM, CIRCA 1908
incised over one side and depicting the Jean battling a violent storm whilst rounding Cape Horn with shredded sails etc., a mother and child (?Mary and the Christ child) looking over them, signed, inscribed and dated Nils / Cap Horn / 1908 -- 7in. (18cm.) long
Built in 1902 by Loire of St. Nazaire, this 2309 ton barque was captured as a prize by the Kaisermarines Prinz Eitel Friedrich on the 11th December, 1914 whilst in passage between the UK and Chile in coal. She was subsequently scuttled on the 5th January 1915 near Easter Island.
incised over one side and depicting the Jean battling a violent storm whilst rounding Cape Horn with shredded sails etc., a mother and child (?Mary and the Christ child) looking over them, signed, inscribed and dated Nils / Cap Horn / 1908 -- 7in. (18cm.) long
Built in 1902 by Loire of St. Nazaire, this 2309 ton barque was captured as a prize by the Kaisermarines Prinz Eitel Friedrich on the 11th December, 1914 whilst in passage between the UK and Chile in coal. She was subsequently scuttled on the 5th January 1915 near Easter Island.
Sold for £744
Estimated at £600 - £800
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
Ø A SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH OF THE BARQUE JEAN IN A STORM, CIRCA 1908
incised over one side and depicting the Jean battling a violent storm whilst rounding Cape Horn with shredded sails etc., a mother and child (?Mary and the Christ child) looking over them, signed, inscribed and dated Nils / Cap Horn / 1908 -- 7in. (18cm.) long
Built in 1902 by Loire of St. Nazaire, this 2309 ton barque was captured as a prize by the Kaisermarines Prinz Eitel Friedrich on the 11th December, 1914 whilst in passage between the UK and Chile in coal. She was subsequently scuttled on the 5th January 1915 near Easter Island.
incised over one side and depicting the Jean battling a violent storm whilst rounding Cape Horn with shredded sails etc., a mother and child (?Mary and the Christ child) looking over them, signed, inscribed and dated Nils / Cap Horn / 1908 -- 7in. (18cm.) long
Built in 1902 by Loire of St. Nazaire, this 2309 ton barque was captured as a prize by the Kaisermarines Prinz Eitel Friedrich on the 11th December, 1914 whilst in passage between the UK and Chile in coal. She was subsequently scuttled on the 5th January 1915 near Easter Island.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Fearless'), 7th Nov, 2017
