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A 1/32IN.:1FT SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF R.M.S. QUEEN ELIZABETH
modelled by M. Fidgeon with laminated and carved hull, fitted as appropriate and depicted steaming in a calm sea - 12½ x 46 x 9in. (32 x 117 x 23cm.)
£1800-2500
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A 1:48 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF R.M.S. BLACK PRINCE
modelled by M. Fidgeon with laminated and carved hull, fitted as appropriate and depicted steaming in a calm sea - 9 x 27 x 6in. (23 x 68.5 x 15cm.); together with a quantity of assorted ships' plans
(A lot)
£150-250
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A 1/12IN:1FT SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF R.M.S. LADY OF MANN
modelled by M. Fidgeon with laminated and carved hull, fitted as appropriate and depicted steaming in a calm sea - 8½ x 18¾ x 6in. (21.5 x 47.5 x 15cm.)
£250-350
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A 1/24IN:1FT SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF R.M.S. SERVIA
modelled by M. Fidgeon with laminated and carved hull, fitted as appropriate and depicted steaming in a calm sea - 12½ x 28½ x 8in. (31.5 x 72.5 x 20cm.)
£600-800
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A 1:200 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE SPANISH BATTLESHIP ESPANA AS FITTED IN 1937
modelled by E. Dyke with carved laminated hull, complete with full set of armaments and fittings and set underway within a calm sea - 37¾in. (96cm.) wide
£300-400
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A 1:192 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE 'MANXMAN' CLASS MINELAYER H.M.S. ARIADNE AS DEPICTED IN 1943
modelled by E. Dyke with carved laminated wood hull and full set of fittings and armament, mounted as underway in a calm sea - 32½in. (82.5cm.) wide
£400-600
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A 1:200 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE DUTCH DESTROYER AND FLOTILLA LEADER TROMP
[1938]
modelled by E. Dyke with carved laminated hull complete with full complement of scratch-built superstructure and armament, set tethered to a buoy with sponson beam and launch, within a calm painted seascape with Perspex cover - 32¼in. (82cm.) wide
£500-700
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A QUANTITY OF BASSETT LOWKE STYLE WATERLINE WAR SHIP MODELS
comprising approx. 30 examples representing capital ships, aircraft carriers, destroyers, cruisers, submarines etc.; together with three unpainted examples tied into Bassett Lowke style card boxes
(A lot)
£200-400
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A WELL-PRESENTED CONTEMPORARY MODEL OF THE ROYAL SAILING YACHT BRITANNIA [1891]
the carved hull fully painted and fitted portholes, tiller, deck rail, carved deck fittings, and cutaway mast, mounted on a display board inscribed with full builder's and design specification details, painted Royal Standard, vessel code and squadron flags, inscribed life buoy with picture of Britannia underway, contained within an ornate glazed case with shaped border decorated with gilt dolphins and plate inscribed Made by W. J. Case from the original model made by the builder's for His Majesty King Edward VII - 17 x 35½in. (43 x 90cm.) overall
£500-800
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A WELL PRESENTED HALF-MODEL OF THE A-CLASS SCHOONER YACHT RAINBOW, DESIGNED BY G.L. WATSON, 1898
modelled by P. Ward with carved laminated hull, ebonised topsides, scored deck with carved fittings and cutaway masts with boom, mounted on wooden display board with brass plates - 9 x 36in. (23 x 91.5cm.), historical notes to reverse
£350-450
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY HALF-MODEL DIORAMA FOR THE STEAM YACHT MARE
unpainted, the carved yellow pine hull with scored decks, fittings including metal anchor, water casks, companion ways, two boats in davits, stayed funnel with cotton wool 'smoke', raked masts with standing and running rigging, full suit carved and lined wooden sails, painted paper flags, mounted to pine panel on a carved wooden sea, within original glazed case, the top inscribed in ink Half model of Steamer / Mare & Exhibited by H.M. Woodruff Georgetown, overall - 13¾ x 24½in. (35 x 62cm.)
£350-450
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A FINE 16FT:1IN. SCALE ADMIRALTY RECRUITING OFFICE WATERLINE MODEL OF H.M.S. CORUNNA [1945] AS RE-FITTED IN 1962 AS PART OF THE RADAR PICKET SYSTEM
modelled by Julian B. Glossop with carved laminated hull plated with paper and painted, detailed wood and metal fittings including main and secondary armament and central radar/missile control turret, fitted boats and launches in davits and much other fine detailing, depicted sitting in a calm green sea display base with dual detail plaques and maker's label inscribed Julian B. Glossop / Model Maker to the Admiralty, glazed wooden cover - 13 x 32 x 11½in. (33 x 81.5 x 29cm.)
A 'Battle' Class destroyer built at Swan, Hunter & Wigram, Corunna's keel was laid in 1943 but she was not launched until after hostilities in Europe had finished on 29th May 1945 and so was not commissioned until June 1947. Deployed in the Suez crisis of 1956, she was later one of four vessels selected for conversion to a Radar Picket which also included enhanced armament including the new Seacat Missile system. Placed in reserve in 1967, she was broken at Blyth in 1975. Julian B. Glossop began working with Norman Ough and this model is very similar to Ough's style.
£2000-3000
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Ø AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING 1:48 SCALE MODEL FOR THE CELEBRATED THREE-MASTED ARMED YACHT FALCON, BUILT FOR LORD YARBOROUGH, FIRST COMMODORE OF THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON, BY LISTS YARD, ISLE OF WIGHT, 1824
the framed hull planked and pinned with copper pins, moulded ebony main wale, main deck pierced for twenty-four guns, finely carved bust-length female figurehead, stern and quarter lights, planked and pinned deck, mounted on slipway brackets attached to mahogany plinth with turned feet. Overall measurements - 12 x 33in. (30.5 x 84cm.); together with a contemporary watercolour portrait historically associated with the model and, by hearsay, thought to be one Robert Butler, in period frame - 17 x 15in. (43 x 38cm.) including frame
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Provenance: Sotheby's, 16 July 1993, lot 498, where attributed as a merchant ship; UK Private Collection
The second yacht to bear this name for him, Falcon (II) was launched in June 1824 for Lord Yarborough at a cost of £18,000 (nearly £1.1m today) in List's yard at Wootton Bridge, Fishbourne, Isle of Wight. Though designed as a private yacht, her full-rig and general appearance prompted one spectator to remark that she more resembled a "20-gun ship-of-war" and she undoubtedly proved a highly impressive flagship to the Royal Yacht Squadron, a role she fulfilled for over ten years. It is notable that one of the main objectives of the R.Y.S.'s pioneers - and of far greater importance than the annual regatta at Cowes - was to improve the form and sailing qualities of warships and to that end, Falcon was the most successful of several experimental craft of her time. Yarborough, the Royal Yacht Squadron's first commodore, was a particularly colourful character in the early history of yachting and employed fifty-four "choice" hands under the command of a naval officer to crew Falcon whenever she raced
A serious accident at sea followed by illness prompted Lord Yarborough to dispose of Falcon and in 1836 she was sold to Captain Clifton on whose behalf Baring Brothers had financed the purchase for £5,500. Fitted with 48hp. paddle propulsion, she sailed for India in January 1838 but had the engine removed upon her arrival at Calcutta when she was resold to Jardine, Matheson & Co. Her new owners put her straight onto the opium run to Macao where her speed enabled her to continue trading throughout the so-called 'Opium War' of 1840-42. This acknowledged speed merely added to her lustre as flagship of the Jardine fleet and once the War was over, her main port of discharge became Hong Kong following the island's acquisition by British troops in 1841. Remaining a frequent sight all along the opium route until the mid-1850s, the end of her career remains shrouded in mystery. Said by some to have been taken by mutineers and by others to have been scuttled by pirates, there is circumstantial evidence that she was wrecked off Breaker Point, a projecting headland 60 miles South of Swatow, although this has never been proven
Recent research by Julian Reid has shed what may be a rare contemporary reference to this model: In 1825 Mr Belsey charged £15 for "a ship's model", perhaps for the use of the builder of Falcon II. Whilst it can now only be speculated upon, it seems highly probable that this is the model referenced
Literature: Reid, J: Original Members of the Yacht Club, Historical Publications Ltd, 2015, p.139-140.; MacGregor, D: Fast Sailing Ships 1775-1875, Conway, 1973 & 1988, p.71-75
Charles Miller Ltd is grateful to Ian McLaughlan for suggesting this attribution
£6000-8000
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THE BUILDER'S MIRROR-BACKED MODEL FOR THE STEAM TRAWLERS WARLAND AND LOROONE, BUILT BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMELL LTD., BEVERLEY, 1913
the laminated and carved hull with black topsides, silver plated propeller and fittings, lined rudder and superstructure, cut-away masts and funnel, dinghy in chocks, mounted on a front-silvered mirror within original wooden case with ivorine maker's plate. Overall measurements - 17 x 38 x 6in. (44 x 96.5 x 15cm.)
Warland was bombed by aircraft and sunk off 62D Buoy in the North Sea on 18th February, 1942; Loroone, re-named Calverton in 1926, struck a mine 3.7nm off Spurn Head and sank 29th November, 1940
£800-1200
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A BUILDER'S HALF-MODEL FOR A STEAM TRAWLER OF CIRCA 1900
with carved and laminated hull with outlined propeller and rudder, satinwood decks and superstructure, lined as appropriate, masts and mahogany funnel mounted on a backboard with cutaway corners. Overall measurements - 13 x 40in. (33 x 101.5cm.)
£400-600
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THE BUILDER'S MIRROR-BACKED HALF-MODEL FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSE CARGO SHIP S.S. CRAIGFORTH, BUILT BY A. RODGER & CO. FOR THE CRAIG LINE, 1907
the laminated and carved hull finished in varnish with black-painted topsides, cut-away masts and funnel, lined superstructure and silver-plated metal fittings, mounted on a mirror within original wooden case with angled end mirrors and builder's plate (rear mirror replaced). Overall measurements 23 x 99½ x 9½in. (58.5 x 253 x 24cm.)
Registered at 2900 tons, her name was changed to Iskondar in 1914, the next year she was seized by Turkey but was then sunk by gunfire from Russian light cruiser Pamiat Merkuria off Kozlu on the 4th May
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£1800-2500
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THE BUILDER'S MIRROR-BACKED HALF-MODEL FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSE CARGO SHIP S.S. CRAIGELLACHIE, BUILT BY A. RODGER & CO. FOR MACLAY & MCINTYRE, GLASGOW, 1899
the laminated and carved hull finished in varnish with black-painted topsides, cut-away masts and funnel, lined superstructure and silver-plated metal fittings, mounted on a mirror within original wooden case with angled end mirrors and builder's plate (rear mirror replaced). Overall measurements 23 x 99½ x 9½in. (58.5 x 253 x 24cm.)
A large vessel of over 3200 tons, within a year of launch she was wrecked (on May 11th 1900) on Reit Point, Port Alfred whilst in passage between Hull and Port Natal with government stores to support the Boer War.
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£1500-2500
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A BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSE CARGO VESSEL S.S. THE PRESIDENT & THE EARL, BUILT BY THE AILSA SHIPBUILDING CO., TROON & AYR, FOR JOHN HAY & SONS, GLASGOW, 1904
the laminated and carved hull painted overall, lined satinwood decks with painted superstructure and silvered metal fittings where appropriate, mounted on turned plated columns within original case with ivorine builder's plate. Overall measurements 14¼ x 31½ x 9¾in. (36 x 80 x 25cm.)
Despite being intended to represent two vessels, it seems that only The President was built as no record of her sister has been found. A typical coaster of her day, she was in passage between Glasgow and St. Malo carrying coal tar pitch when, on the 10th April 1915, she was cornered about 30 miles south east of the Lizard by U-24 and sunk by explosives.
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£1500-2500
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A BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE PASSENGER/CARGO SHIPS S.S. SURINAME AND SARAMACCA, BUILT BY THE NEDERLANDSCHE SCHEEPSBOUW MAATIJ, AMSTERDAM, FOR THE KONINKLIJKE WEST INDISCHE MAILDIENST, 1908
the carved hull finished in red, pink and grey, lined white decks with painted fittings, lacquered hatch covers, awning stanchions overall, four lifeboats in davits, masts and rigging (some loose rigging and wear to hull paint), mounted on a plush-lined board with maker's plate and glazed case (later). Overall measurements - 30 x 93½ x 16in. (76 x 237.5 x 40.5cm.)
Suriname and Saramacca were an almost identical pair of single-screw passenger-cargo steamers built by Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij at Amsterdam in 1908. Ordered for the West Indian services of the Royal Netherlands Steamship Company, Suriname was registered at 3,275 tons gross (2,103 net) and Saramacca slightly more at 3,284 tons gross (2,110 net). Suriname was sold in 1938, renamed Ivorea and was bombed and sunk by the Luftwaffe in 1943; Saramacca was also sold in 1938, renamed Argentea and was also bombed by aircraft at Genoa in 1944 and broken up later that year
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£3000-5000
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A BUILDER'S BOARDROOM MODEL FOR THE MULTIPURPOSE DIVER SUPPORT VESSEL HARKAND DA VINCI, BUILT BY HAJIN HEAVY INDUSTRIES H.I. & CC LTD FOR HARKAND GROUP, 2011, AS RE-FITTED 2015
the composite hull compete with bow thrusters, forward locating propeller, bilge keels, twin aft steering propellers, the deck line for planking and complete with numerous moulded fittings including water cannon, hose on reel, launching gantries, quick release mechanisms for submersibles, diving cages on davits, covered life rafts in davits, glazed bridge with sonar and communication aerials, exhaust, and helipad with helicopter, mounted on two substantial chrome columns in white oak display table with builder's plate and plate glass cover; overall measurements - 59¼ x 78¾ x 21½in. (150.5 x 200 x 55cm.); together with a scaled up model of the R.O.V. seen aboard complete with multiple propellers, cameras, grabs etc., loosely contained in Perspex display case. Overall measurements - 22½ x 38 x 20in. (57 x 96.5 x 51cm.)
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Originally named Gulmar Da Vinci, the vessel was renamed Riemis Da Vinici (2012); Harkand Da Vinci and finally Nor Da Vinci in 2016
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£2000-3000
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A BUILDER'S BOARDROOM MODEL FOR THE MULTIPURPOSE DIVER SUPPORT VESSEL HARKAND DA VINCI , BUILT BY HAJIN HEAVY INDUSTRIES H.I. & CC LTD FOR HARKAND GROUP, AS THOUGHT FITTED FOR 2011
the composite hull compete with bow thrusters, forward locating propeller, bilge keels, twin aft steering propellers, the deck lined for planking and complete with numerous moulded fittings including water cannon, launching gantries, cover life rafts in davits, glazed bridge with sonar and communication aerials, exhausts, and helipad, mounted on four ebonised columns wooden display base with builders plate and glazed cover with table stand, overall measurements - 54 x 67½ x 16½in. (137 x 171.5 x 42cm.)
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This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£1000-1500
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A BUILDER'S MODEL OF THE HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE PASSENGER/CARGO SHIP M.V. SLOTERDYK, BUILT BY ODENSE STAALSKIBS, 1940 AND USED AS A TROOP TRANSPORT DURING WORLD WAR II
the laminated and carved hull with gilt propeller, Plymsol marks, lacquered and lined decks, full painted fittings and superstructure as appropriate, liveried funnel, masts with rigged derricks, lifeboats in davits, stern with awning stanchions, mounted on two columns within glazed wooden case. Overall measurements - 23½ x 64½ x 12½in. (59.5 x 164 x 31.5cm.)
Launched as M.V. Sloterdijk, she served much of the war as a troop carrier for U.S. troops. Returning to her peacetime commercial role her name was Anglicized to Sloterdyk in 1954. She was broken up at Bilbao in 1966.
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£4000-6000
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