7th Nov, 2017 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Fearless')
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[M] A DETAILED AND WELL-PRESENTED WATERLINE MODEL...
A DETAILED AND WELL-PRESENTED WATERLINE MODEL OF H.M. SCHOONER Entreprenante AS DEPICTED AS SERVING AT TRAFALGAR
the 8in. planked hull with scored decks fitted with carronade and details including anchor winch, gratings belaying rails and pins, bilge pumps, deck light, companion ways, compass box, tiller, fitted boat in stern davits, 12 carronades in sliders with shot racks and animated crew, mast with yard standing and running rigging and full set of lined paper sails with reefing points, depicting sailing briskly in a green moulded sea in glazed wooded case with name plate -- 12 x 16 x 8½in. (30.5 x 41 x 21.5cm.)
The armed cutter Entreprenante was built in France and operated as a privateer until 1799 when she was captured and assimilated into the British Royal Navy under her original name. Measured at 123 tons, she was 67 feet in length with a 22 foot beam and mounted 10-4pounder guns. By 1805, she was under the command of Lieutenant Robert Young and had been re-armed with 10-12pounders. Accompanying Nelson's fleet in the run-up to Trafalgar, her speed and manoeuvrability ensured she was kept busy carrying orders and dispatches between the ships and stations. Like her contemporary Pickle, she kept clear of the fleet action but nevertheless picked up the survivors of the French '74' Achille when she blew up, and she was almost selected to carry back Collingwood's Trafalgar Dispatch. In December 1810 when, whilst cruising off the Spanish Costa del Sol, she was attacked by four well-armed French privateer galleys. Surviving a furious fight lasting three hours incredibly she saw off her attackers and left them all badly damaged. Severely mauled herself, she limped home to England and was broken up in 1812.
Estimated at £300 - £500
the 8in. planked hull with scored decks fitted with carronade and details including anchor winch, gratings belaying rails and pins, bilge pumps, deck light, companion ways, compass box, tiller, fitted boat in stern davits, 12 carronades in sliders with shot racks and animated crew, mast with yard standing and running rigging and full set of lined paper sails with reefing points, depicting sailing briskly in a green moulded sea in glazed wooded case with name plate -- 12 x 16 x 8½in. (30.5 x 41 x 21.5cm.)
The armed cutter Entreprenante was built in France and operated as a privateer until 1799 when she was captured and assimilated into the British Royal Navy under her original name. Measured at 123 tons, she was 67 feet in length with a 22 foot beam and mounted 10-4pounder guns. By 1805, she was under the command of Lieutenant Robert Young and had been re-armed with 10-12pounders. Accompanying Nelson's fleet in the run-up to Trafalgar, her speed and manoeuvrability ensured she was kept busy carrying orders and dispatches between the ships and stations. Like her contemporary Pickle, she kept clear of the fleet action but nevertheless picked up the survivors of the French '74' Achille when she blew up, and she was almost selected to carry back Collingwood's Trafalgar Dispatch. In December 1810 when, whilst cruising off the Spanish Costa del Sol, she was attacked by four well-armed French privateer galleys. Surviving a furious fight lasting three hours incredibly she saw off her attackers and left them all badly damaged. Severely mauled herself, she limped home to England and was broken up in 1812.
A DETAILED AND WELL-PRESENTED WATERLINE MODEL OF H.M. SCHOONER Entreprenante AS DEPICTED AS SERVING AT TRAFALGAR
the 8in. planked hull with scored decks fitted with carronade and details including anchor winch, gratings belaying rails and pins, bilge pumps, deck light, companion ways, compass box, tiller, fitted boat in stern davits, 12 carronades in sliders with shot racks and animated crew, mast with yard standing and running rigging and full set of lined paper sails with reefing points, depicting sailing briskly in a green moulded sea in glazed wooded case with name plate -- 12 x 16 x 8½in. (30.5 x 41 x 21.5cm.)
The armed cutter Entreprenante was built in France and operated as a privateer until 1799 when she was captured and assimilated into the British Royal Navy under her original name. Measured at 123 tons, she was 67 feet in length with a 22 foot beam and mounted 10-4pounder guns. By 1805, she was under the command of Lieutenant Robert Young and had been re-armed with 10-12pounders. Accompanying Nelson's fleet in the run-up to Trafalgar, her speed and manoeuvrability ensured she was kept busy carrying orders and dispatches between the ships and stations. Like her contemporary Pickle, she kept clear of the fleet action but nevertheless picked up the survivors of the French '74' Achille when she blew up, and she was almost selected to carry back Collingwood's Trafalgar Dispatch. In December 1810 when, whilst cruising off the Spanish Costa del Sol, she was attacked by four well-armed French privateer galleys. Surviving a furious fight lasting three hours incredibly she saw off her attackers and left them all badly damaged. Severely mauled herself, she limped home to England and was broken up in 1812.
the 8in. planked hull with scored decks fitted with carronade and details including anchor winch, gratings belaying rails and pins, bilge pumps, deck light, companion ways, compass box, tiller, fitted boat in stern davits, 12 carronades in sliders with shot racks and animated crew, mast with yard standing and running rigging and full set of lined paper sails with reefing points, depicting sailing briskly in a green moulded sea in glazed wooded case with name plate -- 12 x 16 x 8½in. (30.5 x 41 x 21.5cm.)
The armed cutter Entreprenante was built in France and operated as a privateer until 1799 when she was captured and assimilated into the British Royal Navy under her original name. Measured at 123 tons, she was 67 feet in length with a 22 foot beam and mounted 10-4pounder guns. By 1805, she was under the command of Lieutenant Robert Young and had been re-armed with 10-12pounders. Accompanying Nelson's fleet in the run-up to Trafalgar, her speed and manoeuvrability ensured she was kept busy carrying orders and dispatches between the ships and stations. Like her contemporary Pickle, she kept clear of the fleet action but nevertheless picked up the survivors of the French '74' Achille when she blew up, and she was almost selected to carry back Collingwood's Trafalgar Dispatch. In December 1810 when, whilst cruising off the Spanish Costa del Sol, she was attacked by four well-armed French privateer galleys. Surviving a furious fight lasting three hours incredibly she saw off her attackers and left them all badly damaged. Severely mauled herself, she limped home to England and was broken up in 1812.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Fearless'), 7th Nov, 2017
