10th May, 2016 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Courageous')
316
[M] A BOARDROOM-STYLE MODEL FOR THE M.Y. BEATRIZ...
by Martin R. Harrop, Model Shipwright, with laminated and carved hull with bilge keels and planes, prop shafts, rudder and port holes, wood-capped bulwarks and deck rails, planked decks with fittings, glazed superstructure and bridge with comms over, two fitted launches with davit and other details, mounted within brass bound glazed case with brass maker's label, overall measurements -- 16½ x 38 x 13½in. (42 x 96.5 x 34.5cm.)
This 191 ton yacht is believed to be still extant and was available for charter after a "50%" refit in the mid-1980s; During the winter of 1967-8 she was chartered by the "super-celebrities" Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor whilst their own yacht Kalizma was being refitted. Moored near Tower Bridge, they were able to evade strict British quarantine laws for their pet dogs who remained aboard for the duration without setting a paw on the mainland, whilst Burton was filming sequences for Where Eagles Dare.
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
Sold for £1,364
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
Condition Report
Fine condition throughout.
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by Martin R. Harrop, Model Shipwright, with laminated and carved hull with bilge keels and planes, prop shafts, rudder and port holes, wood-capped bulwarks and deck rails, planked decks with fittings, glazed superstructure and bridge with comms over, two fitted launches with davit and other details, mounted within brass bound glazed case with brass maker's label, overall measurements -- 16½ x 38 x 13½in. (42 x 96.5 x 34.5cm.)
This 191 ton yacht is believed to be still extant and was available for charter after a "50%" refit in the mid-1980s; During the winter of 1967-8 she was chartered by the "super-celebrities" Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor whilst their own yacht Kalizma was being refitted. Moored near Tower Bridge, they were able to evade strict British quarantine laws for their pet dogs who remained aboard for the duration without setting a paw on the mainland, whilst Burton was filming sequences for Where Eagles Dare.
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Courageous'), 10th May, 2016
