22nd Oct, 2008 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Association)
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[M] A WELL-PRESENTED SAILORWORK WATERLINE MODEL OF...
A WELL-PRESENTED SAILORWORK WATERLINE MODEL OF THE THREE-MASTED BARQUE JOHN WESLEY, CIRCA 1867
with carved and painted hull, simple fittings, wood and cloth 'helmsman' and full suit of shaped and painted tin sails, mounted in a raised and painted seascape within glazed case with painted cloud backboard, model lighthouse off starboard bow and name plate
25 x 33½ x 12½in. (63.5 x 85 x 32cm.)
Built by Alexander Hall & Sons for the London Missionary Society in 1867, the John Wesley was originally a 238 ton composite barque but was later re-rigged as the three-masted barque depicted in this model. For over thirteen years she served the Society's many South Pacific island missions. Eventually hulked in 1899, she sank in 1903.
with carved and painted hull, simple fittings, wood and cloth 'helmsman' and full suit of shaped and painted tin sails, mounted in a raised and painted seascape within glazed case with painted cloud backboard, model lighthouse off starboard bow and name plate
25 x 33½ x 12½in. (63.5 x 85 x 32cm.)
Built by Alexander Hall & Sons for the London Missionary Society in 1867, the John Wesley was originally a 238 ton composite barque but was later re-rigged as the three-masted barque depicted in this model. For over thirteen years she served the Society's many South Pacific island missions. Eventually hulked in 1899, she sank in 1903.
Sold for £992
Estimated at £700 - £900
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A WELL-PRESENTED SAILORWORK WATERLINE MODEL OF THE THREE-MASTED BARQUE JOHN WESLEY, CIRCA 1867
with carved and painted hull, simple fittings, wood and cloth 'helmsman' and full suit of shaped and painted tin sails, mounted in a raised and painted seascape within glazed case with painted cloud backboard, model lighthouse off starboard bow and name plate
25 x 33½ x 12½in. (63.5 x 85 x 32cm.)
Built by Alexander Hall & Sons for the London Missionary Society in 1867, the John Wesley was originally a 238 ton composite barque but was later re-rigged as the three-masted barque depicted in this model. For over thirteen years she served the Society's many South Pacific island missions. Eventually hulked in 1899, she sank in 1903.
with carved and painted hull, simple fittings, wood and cloth 'helmsman' and full suit of shaped and painted tin sails, mounted in a raised and painted seascape within glazed case with painted cloud backboard, model lighthouse off starboard bow and name plate
25 x 33½ x 12½in. (63.5 x 85 x 32cm.)
Built by Alexander Hall & Sons for the London Missionary Society in 1867, the John Wesley was originally a 238 ton composite barque but was later re-rigged as the three-masted barque depicted in this model. For over thirteen years she served the Society's many South Pacific island missions. Eventually hulked in 1899, she sank in 1903.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Association), 22nd Oct, 2008
