This lot is held off site in storage. The buyer of this lot will be liable for the cost of storage at £50 per lot/per day from Monday, 20th May onwards and any outstanding storage fees must be paid before collection. Collection of this lot is strictly by appointment only.

A FINE BUILDER’S MODEL FOR THE M.V.S EGYPTIAN, IONIAN, PATRICIAN, AND VENETIAN BUILT FOR ELLERMAN AND PAPAYANNI LINES LTD BY JOSEPH L. THOMPSON & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND, 1947

the laminated and carved hull with grey painted lined decks and details, mainly painted, fittings including anchors with studded chain and winches, deck rails, ventilators, finished in light and dark red and grey with white upperworks and grey and brown decks, bitts, companionways, rigged masts with ladders, covered hatches, raised superstructure with brass-lined portholes, glazed bridge with bell and wooden overbridge with binnacle, rangefinder, awning stanchions, four covered lifeboats in davits, liveried funnel with whistle and safety value extension pipes, aft superstructure with emergency steering and telegraphs, and much other fine detail, mounted on four plated columns on display base with builder's plate in original glazed mahogany case with painted rear panel and table (paint craquelure throughout) -- 7½ x 112 x 30in. (19 x 284.5 x 76.2cm.); Case -- 37½in. (95.5cm.) high

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