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A WELL-PRESENTED NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR-STYLE SLIPWAY MODEL FOR A 64-GUN SHIP
the hull with polychrome figurehead, carved stern and quarter galleries, open gun ports, chain plates with dead-eyes, deck with mast holes, bitts, belaying rails, belfry with bell, well deck with capstan, poop deck with deck lights and other details, mounted on a slipway with stock supports, within 'dock yard' laid out with masts with their component parts, and other fittings including long boats, cannons in trucks etc., with sentry huts in two corners and perimeter fence with gates, contained within glazed wooden case - 9 x 12 x 12in. (23 x 30.5 x 30.5cm.)
Similar models upon which this is based are in the collections of Trinity House, London, and the U.S. Naval Academy, Anapolis. Please see Freeston, E.C. Prisoner of War Ship Models, Chatham, 1972, ch.12
£800-1200
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AN ATTRACTIVE UN-RIGGED MODEL OF THE FAMOUS RACING YACHT AMERICA (1851), PROBABLY LATE 19TH-CENTURY
the 25½in. hull carved from the solid with bow decoration and stern eagle, painted deck with cut-away bow-sprit and masts, covered hatch, finely modelled capstan, deck light, companionway and circular cockpit, mounted to two turned columns on wooden base - 11 x 31½in. (28 x 80cm.)
Arguably the most celebrated racing yacht ever built, America was commissioned by a syndicate of New York businessmen who engaged George Steers to design them a schooner based upon the lines of the city's distinctive pilot boats. Launched on 3rd May, 1851, she measured 95ft in length and was constructed of five different woods, mostly white oak. She left American waters in June and, after a brief call at Le Havre, arrived at Cowes on 1st August where she caused an immediate sensation. The now famous race for which the Royal Yacht Squadron had put up a handsome new Hundred Guinea Cup took place amidst great excitement on 22nd August, 1851. Commencing at 10 o'clock, the 58 mile course was around the Isle of Wight and, after a disappointing start, America took the lead at 11.30. She crossed the finishing line at 8.37 that evening, eight minutes ahead of the nearest challenger and, in that instant, achieved the fame which was to remain hers long after her timbers had perished away.
£2000-4000
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A 1IN TO 1FT SCALE HALF BLOCK MODEL FOR THE HERRESHOFF 12½FT BUZZARDS BAY BOY'S BOAT [1914]
modelled by P. Ward in laminated contrasting wood with rudder, open cockpit with tiller, cutaway mast and boom, mounted in board with titles, overall measurement - 20 x 7¾in. (51 x 19.5cm.), historical data
£150-250
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A ½IN. TO 1FT SCALE HALF BLOCK MODEL FOR A 40FT COASTAL MOTORBOAT BY J.I. THORNYCROFT [1914]
modelled by P. Ward with brass propeller shaft and propeller, rudder, rear mounted torpedo, cockpit; mounted on wooden board with painted R.N. flag and titles, overall measurements - 8 x 24¼in. (20 x 61.5cm.), historical data
£250-350
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A 1:60 SCALE HALF BLOCK MODEL FOR THE 40-HORSE POWER PETROL POWERED YACHT FLEUR DE FRANCE [1901]
modelled by P. Ward, with brass propeller and rubber, painted topside with portholes, scored deck with cutaway masts, brass funnel and other fittings, mounted on a wooden board with painted French flag, overall - 9 x 24in. (23 x 61cm.)
£150-250
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A WELL-BUILT RADIO-CONTROLLED SAILING MODEL OF THE MARBLEHEAD CLASS POND YACHT POCAHONTAS
modelled by R. Foster, the planked hull and deck with oval access hatch to battery and rudder/sailing servos compartment, blue and white PVC sails, varnished overall - 71 x 50in. (180 x 127cm.) stand, plans, remote control
(4)
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£300-400
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A 1:192 SCALE RECRUITING OFFICE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER H.M.S. HERMES [1959] AS CONFIGURED FOR HER SERVICE AS FLAGSHIP DURING THE FALKLANDS WAR
the carved hull plated with paper and painted black below the waterline, complete with detailed fittings and superstructure as appropriate, including landing craft on davits, high-speed launches, collapsible railings, lightboat pods, secondary armament, bridge superstructure with radar and radio aerials, sat-nav and comms, open bridge; the deck with three Sea King helicopters, one embarking, soldiers, and other fine details, depicted underway on a painted waterline base, contained in a perspex case, overall measurements - 17 x 52 x 16½in. (43 x 132 x 42cm.)
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£600-800
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a 1:100 scale builder's model for the 57-meter nyayo class fast patrol boat nyayo (p3126) BUILT FOR THE KENYAN NAVY BY VOSPER THORNYCROFT, 1988
moulded hull with bilge keels, thrusters, four-shafts on A-brackets with propellers, twin rudders, finished in red and black below the waterline and in grey with pennant number the deck with fittings including high speed dinghy's with crane, ventilators, main and secondary gun platforms, superstructure with closed bridge with range finder and comms tower behind, and other details, mounted on two brass columns within plexiglass display base and plates, overall measurements - 11 x 29 x 7¼in. (29 x 73 x 19cm.)
£300-400
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A 1:48 SCALE BUILDER'S WATERLINE PROPOSAL MODEL OF A
34-METER GUNBOAT FOR THE KUWAIT NAVY, BY VOSPER THORNYCROFT, CIRCA 1995
the grey painted hull with simple fitting, main and secondary armament, dingy, deck rails with quick release life rafts, radar and communication platforms, and closed bridge, mounted on a blue plexiglass base in a plexiglass case, overall measurements - 10¼ x 35 x 10in. (34.5 x 89 x 26cm.)
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£300-400
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A cased set of WWII recognition models by H. A. FRAMBURG & Co., Chicago
in grey painted die-cast metal and representing 29 classes of assorted British warships including aircraft carriers, battleships, destroyers, frigates and sloops, each secured to wooden base stamped to the underside with class or name and the maker's details and contained in sliding compartment to fitted grey painted case, with securing catch and rope handles, case dimensions - 13½ x 17 x 4in. (34 x 43 x 10cm.)
£1000-1500
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A 1:240 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE TRIBAL CLASS DESTROYER H.M.S. COSSACK, PENNANT NO. L03 [1937]
with solid moulded hull, with portholes, finished in regulation grey with fittings, superstructure, main and secondary armament as appropriate, secured to black plastic display base with plexiglass cover, overall measurements - 6½ x 25 x 5in. (16.5 x 58.5 x 12.5cm.); together with another similar for H.M.S. Dainty pennant no. D108
(2)
£600-800
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A 1:240 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE Black Swan-class sloop h.m.s. AMETHYST, PENNANT NO. F116 [1943]
the solid moulded hull with portholes, finished in regulation grey with fittings, superstructure, main and secondary armament as appropriate, secured to black plastic display base with flexiglass cover, overall measurements - 8 x 18 x 5in. (20.5 x 45.5 x 12.5cm.); together with another similar for H.M.S. Alamein, pennant no. D17 [1945] 6½ x 23 x 5in, (16.5 x 58.5 x 12.5cm.)
(2)
£600-800
Property from the collection of the late Derek Head
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A COLLECTION OF TWENTY 1:1250 SCALE WATERLINE WARSHIP MODELS BY BASSETT-LOWKE
comprising British light cruisers Durban; Carlisle; Cairo; Delhi; Leander (1946); Neptune; Ajax (1941); Orion (1942); Achilles (1939); Achilles (1941); Galatea; Sydney; Ampthion (1936); Arethusa (1944); Dido (1940/1); Phoebe (1942); Aurora (1939) and Diadem (1945), each with maker's label on the underside and loosely taped to blue wooden base with perspex cover with legend, overall measurements - 7¼ x 20 x 10in. (18.5 x 51 x 25.5cm.); together with the depot ships Hecla (1940) and Tyne (1941) by Bassett-Lowke and a further seven support vessels of similar type by Reginald Carpenter comprising Ausonia (1921); Ranpura (1924); Adamant (1942); Resource (1929); Woolwich (1935); Montclare (1922); Forth (later Defiance) (1939), each with maker's label on the underside and loosely taped to blue wooden base with perspex cover with legend, overall measurements - 7¼ x 9½ x 19¾in. (18.5 x 23 x 50cm.)
(27 in two cases)
£700-900
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A COLLECTION OF FIVE 1:1250 SCALE WATERLINE MODELS BY BASSETT-LOWKE
comprising US battleships California (1921); Maryland (1921); Maryland (1942); Tennessee (1920) and Colorado (1921), each with maker's label on the underside and loosely taped to blue wooden base with perspex cover with legend, overall measurements - 5 x 12 x 8in. (12.5 x 30.5 x 20.5cm.)
(5)
£400-600
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A COLLECTION OF SIX 1:1250 SCALE WATERLINE MODELS BY BASSETT-LOWKE
comprising White Star liners Medic (1899); Adriatic (1907); Majestic (1890); Baltic (1904); Titanic (1912) and Homeric (1922), each with maker's label on the underside and loosely taped to blue wooden base with perspex cover with legend, overall measurements - 7¼ x 14½ x 10in. (18.5 x 37 x 25.5cm.) (6)
£1000-1500
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A COLLECTION OF NINE 1:1250 SCALE WATERLINE MODELS BY BASSETT-LOWKE
comprising the Hamburg-Amerika liners Cleveland 1909); Reliance (1926); Resolute (1926); Orinoca (1928); New York (1927); Milwaukee (1929); St. Louis (1929); Cordillera (1933) and Carabia (1933), each with maker's label on the underside and loosely taped to blue wooden base with perspex cover with legend, overall measurements - 7¼ x 17 x 10in. (18.5 x 43 x 25.5cm.)
(9)
£700-900
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A COLLECTION OF EIGHT 1:1250 SCALE WATERLINE MODELS BY BASSETT-LOWKE
comprising White Star liners Ceramic (1913); Doric (1922); Albertic (1927); Olympic (1911); Calgaric (1922); Britannic (1959); Georgic (1932) and Georgic (1944), each with maker's label on the underside and loosely taped to blue wooden base with perspex cover with legend, overall measurements - 7½ x 15½ x 9¼in. (19 x 39.5 x 23.5cm.)
(8)
£1000-1500
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A 1:1250 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE R.M.S. QUEEN MARY BY BASSETT-LOWKE
with maker's label to the underside and loosely taped to a blue wooden base with perspex cover with legend, overall measurements - 5 x 13¼ x 5½in. (12.5 x 33.5 x 14cm.) together with a 1:1200 scale waterline model of the r.m.s Queen Elizabeth II (1969) by Reginald Carpenter, loosely taped to a blue wooden base with perspex cover with legend, overall measurements - 5 x 13½ x 6½in. (12.5 x 34.5 x 16.5cm.)
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£250-350
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A SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE R.M.S. QUEEN MARY, CIRCA 1937
carved and painted in Cunard livery with detailed superstructure and fittings as appropriate, depicted under full speed with a frothing bow wave and wake in a moulded painted seascape within glazed oak case with silver plaques engraved R.M.S. "QUEEN MARY" / CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE / LENGTH 1019' 6" / SCALE 1" TO 60FT / MODEL BY E.E. BURRAGE - 10 x 30 x 14in. (25.5 x 76 x 35.5cm.)
£1000-1500
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A 1:100 SCALE MODEL OF THE R.Y. BRITANNIA [1953]
the carved hull finished with red below the waterline and blue, with bilge keels, stabilisers, gilt brass propellers and rudder, the planked decks with white painted superstructure complete with suite of boats in quick launch davits, glazed bridge with comms mast including radar and sat nav, grab rails, companionways, stayed masts, deck , wood cap deck rail, bell, Victoria & Albert binnacle, capstan and other details, mounted on four silvered columns within glazed wooden case with plate, overall measurements - 28 x 64½ x 19½in. (71 x 164 x 49cm.)
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£2500-4000
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A WELL PRESENTED AND FINELY DETAILED SCALE MODEL FOR THE R.T.Y.C STEAM YACHT AMANDA
the wooden hull with bilge keels, portholes and companionways, finished in red and cream, with scored varnished decks, wood capped deck rails, fitted boats in davits including steam launch, desk lights, stayed funnel, open bridge with search lights, binnacle, winch, ventilators, etc., mounted on two gilt-brass columns on raised plush base within glazed mahogany case on stand, overall measurements - 61½ x 60 x 16in. (156.5 x 152.5 x 40.5cm.)
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£2000-3000
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A FINE AND WELL-PRESENTED PRISONER-OF-WAR-STYLE BONE MODEL FOR THE 64-GUN THIRD RATE SHIP DIADEM [1782]
with planked and pinned hull, finely carved stern and full-length figurehead in the form of maiden proffering a crown (diadem), the planked deck with fittings including water casks, capstan, gratings, belfry, bitts, belaying rails, deck lights etc., well deck with fitted long boat suspended over, stern davits with boat, bound masts with yards and s'tun'sl booms, standing and running rigging with bone blocks, mounted on bone fretted wooden display base with turned feet, overall measurements - 17½ x 20in. (44.5 x 51cm.)
£7000-9000
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Ø AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE AND BALEEN MODEL FOR A 64-GUN SHIP
with 8in. planked and pinned hull, retractable metal cannons with port lids, carved warrior form figurehead flourishing a sword, carved stern and quarter galleries, scored deck with simple fittings, bone masts, yards with s'tun'sl booms, bone blocks and tackle, mounted on three supports to wooden display base lined with paper with watercolour 'sea' under model, the ends with the Royal arms and Britannia (rigging later) - 12 x 14in. (30.5 x 35.5cm.) overall
£5000-7000
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A FINELY-RESTORED EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH BOXWOOD AND BONE MODEL FOR THE 90-GUN SECOND RATE SHIP OF THE LINE UNION [1756]
the planked and pinned hull copper-sheathed below the waterline, with baleen wales, gun ports with retractable brass guns, finely carved quarter lights and stern with broadside cords, finely carved full-length bone warrior form figurehead, scored decks with fittings including water casks, belfry, capstan, companionway, bench, gratings, and saloon lights, bound masts with bone gallants and yards with bone s'tun'sl booms, standing and running rigging with blocks and tackle and supporting two fitted longboats, mounted on ebony supports to wooden display base, overall measurements - 23 x 26in. (58.5 x 66cm.)
£10000-15000
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A LARGE BUILDER'S HALF BLOCK MODEL FOR AN UNIDENTIFIED FOUR-MASTED AUXILIARY PASSENGER/CARGO SHIP OF APPROXIMATELY 1870
the laminated and carved hull with black topsides, mounted on a display board (display board cropped along the lower right edge, lacking masts, funnel, several deck houses, old wear) - 14 x 105in. (35.5 x 267cm.)
Provenance: De-accessed from the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich circa 1995, catalogue number HB404
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£500-800
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A BUILDER'S HALF BLOCK MODEL FOR A BARQUE OR CLIPPER, UNIDENTIFIED, CIRCA 1870
the laminated carved hull finished 'copper' below the waterline with black topsides, cut-away bowsprit and mounted on a painted display board with remnant details (details unreadable, model and board repainted, lacking rudder, old wear) - 12½ x 75in. (32 x 190.5cm.)
Provenance: De-accessed from the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich circa 1995, number HB392
£500-800
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A BUILDER'S HALF BLOCK MODEL FOR THE BARQUE CRAIGWHINNIE, BUILT BY R. & J. EVANS & CO. FOR W. KILLEY & CO., LIVERPOOL, 1878
the laminated and carved hull with black topside's, cutaway masts, bow sprit and simple headpiece, mounted on wooden display board with applied manuscript name plate and inset plaque (plaque faded and illegible) - 14 x 59½in. (36 x 151cm.)
Measured at 859 tons, Craigwhinnie is recorded as wrecked off Cefn Sidn, Carmarthen Bay, 20th December, 1899
£1000-1500
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A HALF BLOCK BUILDER'S MODEL FOR S.S. MERANNIO (LATER PARITA) BUILT FOR Gledhill & Dishart BY GRAY OF HARTLEPOOL, 1881
the laminate hull carved with black painted topsides lacquered and lined decks and superstructure, plated fittings, including deck rails, winches, companionway etc, painted wooden ventilators, cutaway mast and funnel, the superstructure with open bridge with helm, fitted boats in davits, engine room light, covered hatches, and emergency steering gear, mounted in wooden display board - 14 x 60in. (35.5 x 152.5cm.)
An otherwise unremarkable tramp steamer, in 1939, she was Greek registered, re-named Parita and became part of the 'Aliyah Bet' campaign - illegal Jewish immigration to British Mandated Palatine. Chartered by a group of some 800 Jewish refugees and departing Marseilles in the middle of June, their original intention was to dock at Symrna, Turkey but they were turned away. So began a long meandering journey where the ship, looking for any port to take them, was rebuffed time and time again. After eleven weeks at sea, dehydrated, nearing starvation and losing patience, a group wrested control of the ship and, defying a tight British blockade, ran it up the beach at Tel Aviv in front of the Ritz Hotel on the 22nd August 1939. Although locals did what they could to help, the passengers were arrested and interned by the British. A few days later on 3rd September, War was declared.
£2000-3000
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A HALF BLOCK BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE CARGO SHIP S.S. ALORA BUILT FOR J.H. Goodyear BY H. MURRAY & CO., DUMBARTON, 1882
the laminated and carved hull with black topsides, carved fittings, cutaway masts and funnel mounted on display board with inset builder's plate, and hanging loops, overall measurements - 13 x 56in. (33 x 142cm.)
This small cargo ship of 729 tons was reported "missing" whilst in passage from Swansea with patent fuel on 2nd February, 1883, just under a year after her launch on 7 February 1882. She has yet to be found.
£1500-2500
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A MIRROR-BACK BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE S.S. KINGSWEAR, BUILT FOR RENWICK, WILTON & CO. LTD, BY WOOD SKINNER, TYNE & WEAR, 1909
the laminated and carved hull with lined and lacquered decks, superstructure with silver-plated fittings where appropriate, mounted on an above-waterline mirror with ivorine builder's plates within original glazed mahogany display case. Overall measurements - 19 x 75in. (48 x 190.5cm.)
The S.S. Kingswear was built in Newcastle in 1909 by Wood, Skinner & Co. with a length of 245ft and a gross tonnage of 1457. She served as an ammunitions carrier during WWI and was subsequently purchased by John D. Paleocrassas in 1929 who renamed her Polemis. In 1940, she was seized at Port Lyautey by the French Vichy government who renamed her Maure. In 1943 the German 'Mittelmeer Reederei' (Mediterranean Shipping Company) took control but she was targeted by Allied aircraft who successfully bombed her on 15th March, 1944 at St Louis du Rhône, forcing her scuttling that August - she was finally raised and broken up in 1949
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£2000-3000
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A HALF BLOCK BUILDER'S MODEL FOR A PASSENGER CARGO SHIP OF CIRCA 1890
the carved hull finished in white with black topsides, lacquered deck with lined fittings, cutaway mast and funnel, and other fittings, mounted on wooden board within bow-fronted glazed case with brass suspension loops, overall measurements - 9 x 41 x 5in. (23 x 104 x 12.5cm.)
£1000-1500
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A HALF BLOCK BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE PASSENGER CARGO SHIP MENDOZA BUILT FOR Hamburg-Sudamerikanische Dampfs.Ges. BY Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik HAMBURG, 1894
the carved and laminated hull with painted red and black topsails, pierced for portholes, varnished decks with lined cabin, cutaway mast and funnel and lined superstructure, mounted on a white edged wooden display board with brass builder's plates, overall measurements - 17 x 79in. (43 x 201cm.)
A large vessel of nearly 4,000 tons, she was wrecked off Punta Mogotes, Patagonia on 10th July, 1914
£1000-1500
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A 1:48 SCALE BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE 'ACACIA' CLASS FLEET SWEEPING SLOOP H.M.S. HONEYSUCKLE, BUILT FOR THE ROYAL NAVY BY LOBNITZ & Co., RENFREW, 1915
the hull in good condition with fine original finish, the deck and superstructure distressed and missing components, original display base and plates, lacking glazed case - 17 x 73 x 20in. (43 x 185.5 x 51cm.); facsimile set of rolled deck plans supplied by Greenwich
(2)
Built under the Emergency War Programme, this class comprised 24 vessels all named after flowers and were also referred to as the 'Flower Class' and 'Cabbage Class'. Displacing 1,200 tons, they measured 250ft and could cruise at a respectable 16½ knots manned by 77 officers and crew. Their bows were triple-hulled against mine explosions and, because they were coal-fired, were famed for giving off huge clouds of smoke which, after dark, streamed sparks from their funnels. Honeysucke was sold for breaking in September 1922.
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£2000-4000
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A BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE CARGO SHIP S.S. CORSEA, BUILT BY S.P. AUSTIN & SON FOR CORY COLLIERS LTD, 1921
with carved laminated hull, lined wooden varnished decks with gilt fittings as appropriate, masts with derricks, lined superstructure, stayed liveried funnel, fitted lifeboats in davits and other details, mounted on raised plinth display base with ivorine plate within glazed wooden case loosely mounted on stand (model restored overall, case and stand later), measurements including stand - 54 x 52 x 16in. (137 x 132 x 40.5cm.)
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Apart from a technical change of ownership in 1946 to William Cory & Son Ltd, Corsea remained with the firm until 1953 when she was sold to the Finnish firm of Rederi Ab Luleå who ran her as Nylandia until sold for breaking in 1958.
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£2000-3000
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A 1:48 scale builder's model of the collier S.S. Sir Johnstone Wright built for the central electricity authority by william pickersgill & sons ltd, sunderland, 1955
by the Sunderland Model Making Co., carved hull finished in two-tone red and black, black painted cargo decks with lined superstructure and fittings including deck rails, winches, ventilators, covered hatches, over bridge with binnacle, range finder, water tanks, superstructure with liveried funnel, lifeboats in davits, emergency steering over propeller and other details, mounted on four silver columns with original mahogany display case with ivorine plates, on associated table stand, cased model measurements - 18 x 50 x 14in. (46 x 127 x 35.5cm.); table 30in (77cm) high; together with a watercolour of the Sir Johnstone Wright, signed 'John Mortimer' (lower right), framed size - 20in x 24½in (51 x 62cm.); and a leather photograph album showing the launch of the Sir Johnstone Wright and the presentation of the model to Gordon Blain, retiring Fuel Supplies Officer
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Named in honour of Sir Johnstone Wright (1883-1953), chairman of the Central Electricity Board and president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, the collier S.S. Sir Johnstone Wright was launched on the 18th August, 1955 for the express purpose of shipping coal from the North East of England to power stations in the South at the behest of the fuel supplies officer, Gordon Blain. In the year he retired (1976), she was sold and renamed Fanis by Christincoast Cia Naviera SA, of Piraeus, Greece before being broken up at Aspropyrgos in 1984
Provenance: Gordon Blain and thence by descent.
£1500-2500
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A BUILDER'S WATERLINE MODEL FOR THE TURBINE STEAMERS ISLE OF JERSEY AND ISLE OF GUERNSEY BUILT FOR THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. BY DENNY BROTHERS, DUMBARTON, 1930
the laminated and carved hull finished in black with lacquered decks, lined superstructure with silvered fittings, twin raked stayed funnels, fitted lifeboats in davits, wood-capped deckrails, mushroom and standard ventilators, bridge with binnacle over, anchor winches with studded chains and other much fine detailing, mounted on a rippled glass velvet-backed sea with builder's plates, glazed case and stand, measurements including stand - 70 x 90 x 24in. (178 x 229 x 61cm.)
This pair of passenger ferries were ordered by Southern Railways for the Southampton to Channel Islands crossing in 1929 and built by William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton. They were registered at 306ft in length and displaced 864 tons (net). The Isle of Jersey became Hospital Ship No 3 during World War II serving in Northern Waters and the Mediterranean, and also at the Normandy landings in June 1944. She returned to cross channel service after the war and was sold to a Libyan buyer in 1960 before being scrapped in 1963. The Isle of Guernsey also saw service as a hospital ship, including Dunkirk, and later as a training vessel and landing ship. She was scrapped in 1961
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£10000-15000
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A FINE BASSETT-LOWKE BOARDROOM MODEL OF THE R.M.M.V. WINCHESTER CASTLE [1930] AS DEPICTED AFTER HER REFIT IN 1938
the laminated and carved wooden hull finished in red and lavender grey with white topsides, lined lacquered decks crowded with detailed gilt, silvered and painted fittings including winches with studded chains, anchors, bitts, ventilators, wood-capped deck rails, boarding companionways, painted and lined superstructure with covered lifeboats in davits, overbridge with range finder and much other fine detail, mounted on bronzed display columns on display base with maker's plate and specification plate within original glazed case with stand; together with a top lamp, measurements including stand - 68 x 94 x 23½in. (173 x 239 x 59.5cm.)
Built in 1930 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast with a length of 656½ft and a gross tonnage in excess of 20,000grt for the Union-Castle Line, the Winchester Castle was the last 'Castle' to be upgraded to oil-fired boilers in 1938 when her twin funnels were replaced with a single raked funnel as seen on this model. During the War she served as a troop carrier but was briefly used as the Allied Headquarters during the invasion of Vichy-held Madagascar as part of Operation Ironclad between May and November 1942. Post war she was deployed as a UK-South Africa migrant ship before being scrapped in Japan in 1960
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£15000-20000
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