2nd May, 2017 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Hibernia')
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[M] A 19TH CENTURY FIGUREHEAD POSSIBLY OF AMERIGO...
A 19TH CENTURY FIGUREHEAD OF AMERIGO VESPUCCI
carved full length in laminated yellow pine, and depicted wearing fur-lined boots, flowing green robes with belt, clasping a document and holding his chin, mounted on an ebonised plinth -- 59in. (150cm.) high (including plinth)
Reputedly the explorer who "gave" his name to America, Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) would be a logical choice of figurehead for an American merchantman. Modern scholarship however regards his account of his visit to the New World as dubious.
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
carved full length in laminated yellow pine, and depicted wearing fur-lined boots, flowing green robes with belt, clasping a document and holding his chin, mounted on an ebonised plinth -- 59in. (150cm.) high (including plinth)
Reputedly the explorer who "gave" his name to America, Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) would be a logical choice of figurehead for an American merchantman. Modern scholarship however regards his account of his visit to the New World as dubious.
A 19TH CENTURY FIGUREHEAD OF AMERIGO VESPUCCI
carved full length in laminated yellow pine, and depicted wearing fur-lined boots, flowing green robes with belt, clasping a document and holding his chin, mounted on an ebonised plinth -- 59in. (150cm.) high (including plinth)
Reputedly the explorer who "gave" his name to America, Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) would be a logical choice of figurehead for an American merchantman. Modern scholarship however regards his account of his visit to the New World as dubious.
carved full length in laminated yellow pine, and depicted wearing fur-lined boots, flowing green robes with belt, clasping a document and holding his chin, mounted on an ebonised plinth -- 59in. (150cm.) high (including plinth)
Reputedly the explorer who "gave" his name to America, Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) would be a logical choice of figurehead for an American merchantman. Modern scholarship however regards his account of his visit to the New World as dubious.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Hibernia'), 2nd May, 2017
