Steven Weinberg. Black and Blue Boat.Steven Weinberg. Black and Blue Boat. c. 2001, optical quality slump-cast crystal with cobalt, hand and machine polished. 7 h × 14¼ w × 3½ d in. result: $4,688. estimate: $4,000–6,000. This form was inspired by the cross-section of boat hulls seen by the artist in boat yards along the Rhode Island coast, where he'd moved in the early 2000s. The textured surface along the curved side was achieved with the "glue chipped" technique, which involves etching the glass then applying animal hide glue and allowing it to dry. The drying glue exerts pressure on the surface and chips off pieces of glass in a random pattern. Etched signature and number to lower edge ‘Steven Weinberg 000406’. Provenance: Private Collection
WOODEN SHIP BUILDER'S HALF HULLschooner,WOODEN SHIP BUILDER'S HALF HULLschooner, pine model on hardwood board, lines cut out on deck. 34 7/8" long, 10 5/8" high, approximately 4 1/4" deep. A few gouges, scuffs, nail holes to upper right and lower left. Provenance: Estate of George E. Ratcliffe, Darien, CT.
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113. KEEPSAKE MILITARY CANE -20TH CENTURY113. KEEPSAKE MILITARY CANE -20TH CENTURY -FASHIONED OF...113. Keepsake Military Cane -20th Century -Fashioned of brass cartridge hulls piled on a steel core with iron ferrule. Where the shaft is made of 17 identical 1 ¾” tall long, the handle is fashioned of a larger, 4” tall one and topped by a ball shaped, black composite material knob. A hardly encountered curiosity, this cane is most likely American and a relic of WWI and in original condition. -H. 5 x 1 ¼”, O.L. 34 ¼” -$100-$200
A PAIR OF WILLIAM III DOG NOSE SPOONSA PAIR OF WILLIAM III DOG NOSE SPOONS Thomas Allen, London, 1708, EP/EM engraved to reverse of terminal; together with a trefid spoon, Philip Hulls double struck, initials engraved to terminal; together with a collection of Hanoverian and Old English tablespoons, various marks and dates, and an apostle spoon(14)Length: 20cm, combined weight: 25oz
COLLECTION OF SEVEN MOUNTED HALF HULLSCOLLECTION OF SEVEN MOUNTED HALF HULLS MODELS BY STAN GOULD CAPE COD, CONTEMPORARY LENGTHS FROM 13.5” TO 19”.COLLECTION OF SEVEN MOUNTED HALF HULLS MODELS BY STAN GOULD, Cape Cod, Contemporary, Painted models and brass identification plaques on mahogany backboards. Dimensions: Lengths from 13.5" to 19".
TANK TEST MODEL FOR THE AMERICA'S CUPTANK TEST MODEL FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP DEFENDER "WEATHERLY" AMERICA, CIRCA 1962 HEIGHT 10.5". LENGTH 62". WIDTH 11".TANK TEST MODEL FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP DEFENDER "WEATHERLY", America, Circa 1962, By Lou Banks, Jr. Built up in lifts from wood. Interior of the hull has been hollowed. Exterior of the hull has been shaped, faired and finished to a race finish. Sand glued in place on the leading edge of the bow down to the bottom of the keel; this sand was used to cause a disturbance to the laminar flow so that the flow below the waterline and around the keel could be more easily documented. Exterior of hull marked #2281, the identification number for the Davidson Lab at Stephens Institute, where the model was tested. Interior of hull marked "Weatherly - Feb. 5 1960 - L.B. Jr.". Dimensions: Height 10.5". Length 62". Width 11". Provenance: Bill Luders, Luder's Yachts.Benjamin D. Gilbert, Darien, Connecticut.Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, Maine.Robert Wallstrom, Blue Hill, Maine.Don Mallow, Blue Hill, Maine.Christie's East, Maritime Sale, New York, August 2000, purchased by Richard Kelton.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.Tow Tank models are engineering tools used to evaluate the hydrodynamic flow around hulls, keels, rudders and propellers. They are built to a specified scale and then towed through a long shallow pool at varying speeds and angles. Changes in the model are analyzed, evaluated and finalized, and then incorporated into the final design. The most famous tanks in the U.S. are at the Webb Institute, David Taylor Tow Tank and at the Steven's Institute.This model, No. 2281, represents proposed changes to Weatherly as of February 5, 1960. It was made by Lou Banks, Jr., who made models for the Steven's Institute.The 12-meter yacht Weatherly was designed by Philip Rhodes. She was built by Luders Marine Construction in 1958 for a syndicate of owners formed by Henry D. Mercer, Cornelius S. Walsh and Arnold D. Frese. Skippered from 1958 through 1961 by Arthur Knapp, Weatherly competed with Columbia , Easterner , and Vim for the right to defend the America's Cup, but she was eliminated in the 1958 selection trials by Columbia , who went on to successfully defend the Cup that year.After her loss, Weatherly was evaluated using several tank test models to help with her reconfiguration in anticipation for the 1962 America's Cup defense. Modified by Bill Luders at Luders Marine, Weatherly was altered with a shortened stern, squared-off rudder and numerous small changes in order to save weight. The weight saved in the redesign was put into the keel to improve her ability to carry sail.The defender selection trials pitted Weatherly against Columbia , Easterner and the newly designed and built Nefertiti . On 25 August 1962, the N.Y.Y.C. selected Weatherly to defend the Cup against Australian challenger Gretel . Skippered by Emil "Bus" Mosbacher, Jr., in September 1962, Weatherly defended the Cup 4–1 against Gretel .Weatherly continued to be used as a trial horse in America's Cup competition through the 1970 season when she was, surprisingly given her age, invited to enter the defender's trials. Following that season, an engine was installed at the Derector shipyard in Mamaroneck, New York. She then motored up the Hudson and through the Erie Canal to the Great Lakes and on to the Palmer Johnson Shipyard in Wisconsin, where she was modified for offshore racing both on deck and below. Weatherly had an active racing career on the Great Lakes and the SORC under the ownership of Doug Jones.In the mid-1970s, Weatherly was sold. She is now normally berthed dockside at the Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina and is available for charter. She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BYPOLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BY EDWARD BURDETT CIRCA 1830-1833 LENGTH 6.25". INCLUDES STAND.POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BY EDWARD BURDETT, Circa 1830-1833, Signed on edge "Engraved. By. Edward Burdett.". Obverse titled "Wm. Tell. of. New York. Cutting. Boiling. And Fast to a Whale." Depicts a whaling scene of the American whaleship William Tell, aboard which Burdett served, and a whaleboat in pursuit of a surfaced whale. Faint "W" in sky above whale. Reverse titled "Friends. Of. New London. Homeward. Bound. Full.". Depicts the whaleship flying a large American flag off the stern, a long red-striped pennant from the mainmast and a "P O[?]" house flag from the foremast. Another whaleship is visible in the distance. The ship Friends is depicted on at least three other Burdett teeth, one that was part of the Kendall Whaling Museum Collection, one in the Mystic Seaport collection and the third presented earlier in this auction. As typical of Burdett's work, a vine wraps around the circumference of the base and the ships' hulls are deeply engraved. The serifed lettering is also the same as on other Burdett examples. Accompanied by a copy of a July 20, 1998 Scrimshaw Certificate of Authenticity issued by the Kendall Whaling Museum, reference no. 99-01, signed by Stuart M. Frank, Ph.D., Director, certifying the piece as a genuine sperm whale tooth and that the work is that of Edward Burdett. In the certificate's cover letter, Frank describes it as a "prime example of Burdett's later work and it may be the very last piece he ever did". Also includes several clippings and photographs of Burdett teeth. Dimensions: Length 6.25". Includes stand. Provenance: The Collection of Ian R. MacKenzie.Notes:We presume this tooth was created while Edward Burdett was onboard the ship William Tell , which left New York in November 1829 and returned to port in February 1833.Edward Burdett was a pioneer of American scrimshaw, and in his short but prolific career he produced what are widely considered masterpieces of the genre. He was born on Nantucket in October 1805, the son of a merchant sea captain. His first whaling voyage was aboard the Foster from 1822 to 1824. In successive voyages he sailed aboard the William Tell and the Montano . In November 1833, while serving as first mate onboard the Montano , Burdett was entangled in line, dragged by a whale overboard, and drowned.
ERIC HOLCH (NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS,ERIC HOLCH (NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS, CONTEMPORARY), "RAINBOW III"., SERIGRAPH ON PAPER, 14.25" X 4.5" SIGHT. FRAMED 19.5" X 9.75".ERIC HOLCH, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Contemporary, "Rainbow III". Four Beetle Cats from the Rainbow Fleet modeled in relief, with half hulls, applied sails and rigging. Titled and signed at bottom "Eric Holch". Housed in a common frame. Dimensions: Serigraph on paper, 14.25" x 4.5" sight. Framed 19.5" x 9.75".
WILLIAM GAY YORKE (NEW YORK/CANADA/ENGLAND,WILLIAM GAY YORKE (NEW YORK/CANADA/ENGLAND, 1817-C. 1888), AMERICA'S CUP 1885, PURITAN VS. GENESTA., OIL ON CANVAS, 22" X 34". FRAMED 32.5" X 42.5".WILLIAM GAY YORKE, New York/Canada/England, 1817-c. 1888, America's Cup 1885, Puritan vs. Genesta. Signed and dated lower left "W.G. Yorke 1885". Dimensions: Oil on canvas, 22" x 34". Framed 32.5" x 42.5". Provenance: Vallejo Gallery, Newport Beach, California, June 1998.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.The 1885 America's Cup race between Puritan and Genesta was the first in which the cutter design dictated the shape of the competitors. Cutters were primarily raced in England and their design described as "plank-on-edge", with deep hulls and towering rigs that were fast in the strong winds in England. Boston designer Edward Burgess was the master of the "compromise sloop", which were lightweight, with a wide beam and a shallow hull with centerboard. This design paradigm proved ideal for the lighter winds in America during the summer. The American yacht Puritan defeated the English Genesta in two races to win the America's Cup.
WILLIAM GAY AND MARY E. YORKE (NEW YORK/CANADA/ENGLAND,WILLIAM GAY AND MARY E. YORKE (NEW YORK/CANADA/ENGLAND, 1817-C. 1888 AND C. 1854-1893), RACE DAY, AMERICA'S CUP 1885., OIL ON CANVAS, 22" X 30". FRAMED 29.5" X 37.5".WILLIAM GAY AND MARY E. YORKE, New York/Canada/England, 1817-c. 1888 and c. 1854-1893, Race Day, America's Cup 1885. Signed lower left "W.G. Yorke". Dimensions: Oil on canvas, 22" x 30". Framed 29.5" x 37.5". Provenance: Vallejo Gallery, Newport Beach, California, September 1997, purchased by the Kelton Foundation.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.The 1885 America's Cup race between Puritan and Genesta was the first in which the cutter design dictated the shape of the competitors. Cutters were primarily raced in England and their design described as "plank-on-edge", with deep hulls and towering rigs that were fast in the strong winds in England. Boston designer Edward Burgess was the master of the "compromise sloop", which were lightweight, with a wide beam and a shallow hull with centerboard. This design paradigm proved ideal for the lighter winds in America during the summer.The American yacht Puritan defeated the English Genesta in two races to win the America's Cup.This painting exhibits many of the traits of Mary Yorke's style, including the naive background, the pink sky and lazy sea. By the time of this work she had attained considerable competence as a ship portraitist.
PAIR OF POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'SPAIR OF POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH WITH WHALING SCENES CIRCA 1840 LENGTHS APPROX. 6.25".PAIR OF POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH WITH WHALING SCENES, Circa 1840, Edge of one tooth with a unique bird's-eye view of a whaleboat with its crew overboard, presumably having been stoved by the nearby whale spouting blood. Obverse depicts a whaleship and a whaleboat under sail. Reverse depicts a whaleship and a whaleboat approaching a surfaced whale that is spouting blood. A whaleman is prominently depicted at the bow of the whaleboat, iron in hand. Whaleships on both sides flying assorted pennants and flags. Other tooth with near mirror-image scenes of a whaleship flying an American flag off the stern and a whaleboat under sail. The four whaleships depicted across both teeth all have prominent billetheads and deeply stippled points on the sails and the hulls. Coloring comes mostly in the whale spouts. Wonderful patina. Dimensions: Lengths approx. 6.25". Provenance: Nina Hellman Antiques, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1998.The Collection of Michael Gill.
TANK TEST MODEL FOR A PROPOSED DESIGNTANK TEST MODEL FOR A PROPOSED DESIGN OF THE 12-METER YACHT "WEATHERLY" AMERICA, DATED JULY 20, 1961 HEIGHT 11.5". LENGTH 60.25". WIDTH 10.5".TANK TEST MODEL FOR A PROPOSED DESIGN OF THE 12-METER YACHT "WEATHERLY", America, Dated July 20, 1961, Attributed to Lou Banks, Jr. Model built for Philip L. Rhodes as a proposed design for the America's Cup defender Weatherly. Built to the scale of 13.3":1', the standard for Davidson Laboratories. Model built up in wood, with the interior hollowed and the exterior shaped and faired to a race finish. Sand has been glued to the leading edge of the bow down to the bottom of the keel; the sand was used to create a disturbance to the laminar flow so that the flow below the waterline could be easily evaluated. The hull is marked No.: 2095 at the bow, the identification for the Davidson Lab at the Stephens Institute, where the model was tested. Interior of the hull marked "July 20 1961", the test date. Dimensions: Height 11.5". Length 60.25". Width 10.5". Provenance: Christie's East, New York, NY., Sale 8539, July 2001, purchased by The Kelton Foundation.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.Tow Tank models are engineering tools used to evaluate the hydrodynamic flow around hulls, keels, rudders and propellers. They are built to a specified scale and then towed through a long shallow pool at varying speeds and angles. Changes in the model are analyzed, evaluated and finalized, and then incorporated into the final design. The most famous tanks in the U.S. are at the Webb Institute, David Taylor Tow Tank and at the Steven's Institute.This model, No. 2095, represents Weatherly as she was built with proposed changes in August 1958. It, and the next lot, which represents proposed changes to Weatherly as of February 5, 1960, were both made by the same modeler, Lou Banks, Jr., who made models for the Steven's Institute.This model differs from the final design, particularly in the shape of the bottom back edge of the keel, which is more rounded than later versions. The Davidson Lab at the Stephens Institute in Hoboken, New Jersey was the primary tow tank for designers testing new hull designs. Most of the models tested in the late 1950s and 1960s were made by only a few makers specified by the Institute to preserve a standard of quality and scale. The most prominent of these makers was Lou Banks, Jr.The 12-meter yacht Weatherly was designed by Philip Rhodes. She was built by Luders Marine Construction in 1958 for a syndicate of owners formed by Henry D. Mercer, Cornelius S. Walsh and Arnold D. Frese. Skippered from 1958 through 1961 by Arthur Knapp, Weatherly competed with Columbia , Easterner , and Vim for the right to defend the America's Cup, but she was eliminated in the 1958 selection trials by Columbia , who went on to successfully defend the Cup that year.Modified by Bill Luders at Luders Marine for the 1962 Cup, Weatherly was altered with a shortened stern, squared-off rudder and numerous small changes in order to save weight. The weight saved in the redesign was put into the keel to improve her ability to carry sail.The defender selection trials pitted Weatherly against Columbia , Easterner and the newly designed and built Nefertiti . On August 25, 1962, the N.Y.Y.C. selected Weatherly to defend the Cup against Australian challenger Gretel . Skippered by Emil "Bus" Mosbacher, Jr., in September 1962, Weatherly defended the Cup 4–1 against Gretel .Weatherly continued to be used as a trial horse in America's Cup competition through the 1970 season when she was, surprisingly given her age, invited to enter the defender's trials. Following that season, an engine was installed at the Derector shipyard in Mamaroneck, New York. She then motored up the Hudson and through the Erie Canal to the Great Lakes and on to the Palmer Johnson Shipyard in Wisconsin, where she was modified for offshore racing both on deck and below. Weatherly had an active racing career on the Great Lakes and the SORC under the ownership of Doug Jones.In the mid-1970s, Weatherly was sold. She is now normally berthed dockside at the Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina and is available for charter. She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
TWO CARVED WOOD KONGO "NKISI NKONDI"TWO CARVED WOOD KONGO "NKISI NKONDI" FIGURES, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY; KONGO PEOPLES, CONGO, AFRICATwo carved wood Kongo "Nkisi Nkondi" figures, Late 19th/early 20th century; Kongo Peoples, Congo, Africa The carved and polychromed wood Congolese Power Figures, each adorned with knotted strips of fabric, and pierced allover with nails, featuring abdominal cavities housing mirror-fronted metal and resin medicine cabinets, comprising one larger Nkondi figure depicted holding a spear and additionally adorned with land snail shells, a cowrie shell, and two woven baskets; one conformingly designed smaller Nkondi figure with a fabric sack on its back and further adorned with possibly nutmeg hulls, 2 pieces Dimensions: Larger: 25.75" H x 11" W x 13" D; smaller: 11.25" H x 6" W x 5.75" D
RACING YACHT HALF HULLS Lot of (2) LaminatedRACING YACHT HALF HULLS Lot of (2) Laminated Models, mounted on molded edge backboard, with brass name plaques, both 8" x 30" (not including hanging loops), including: Racing Yacht "Mischief, 1937", winner of the America's Cup in 1881; and Schooner "America, 1851", built in New York in 1851, she sailed to England and brought back the trophy that became known as the America’s Cup. Good condition.
PAINTED WOOD MODEL OF A BOATPAINTEDPAINTED WOOD MODEL OF A BOATPAINTED WOOD MODEL OF A BOAT, brightly painted sections with curved hulls and pegged tall single mast in the center of cabin - h:31w:38in.
FIVE MOUNTED HALF HULL MODELS LATE 20THFIVE MOUNTED HALF HULL MODELS LATE 20TH CENTURY LENGTHS FROM 20” TO 27”.FIVE MOUNTED HALF HULL MODELS, Late 20th Century, Models of differing vessels, all with colorful hulls. Wooden backboards. Dimensions: Lengths from 20" to 27".
TWO CARVED WOOD KONGO "NKISI NKONDI"TWO CARVED WOOD KONGO "NKISI NKONDI" FIGURES, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY; KONGO PEOPLES, CONGO, AFRICATwo carved wood Kongo "Nkisi Nkondi" figures, Late 19th/early 20th century; Kongo Peoples, Congo, Africa The carved and polychromed wood Congolese Power Figures, each adorned with knotted strips of fabric, and pierced allover with nails, featuring abdominal cavities housing mirror-fronted metal and resin medicine cabinets, comprising one larger Nkondi figure depicted holding a spear and additionally adorned with land snail shells, a cowrie shell, and two woven baskets; one conformingly designed smaller Nkondi figure with a fabric sack on its back and further adorned with possibly nutmeg hulls, 2 pieces Dimensions: Larger: 25.75" H x 11" W x 13" D; smaller: 11.25" H x 6" W x 5.75" D
CARROLL THAYER BERRY (ME, 1886-1978)CARROLL THAYER BERRY (ME, 1886-1978) "Bath Iron Works", depicting builders at work in the busy Maine shipyard, a composition of cranes and hulls, probably during WWII; oil on canvas, signed lower right, housed in a gilt molded panel frame, OS: 32" x 36", SS: 25 1/2" x 29 1/2", cleaned and relined.
1759 INDIAN WARS POWDER HORN, ENGRAVEDFrench1759 INDIAN WARS POWDER HORN, ENGRAVEDFrench and Indian War era powder horn, dated 1759, likely as not used during the Revolutionary War as well. Engraving reads, "STEPHEN (?) SCOFIELD HIS HORN AUGUST 1759." There is a mention on a genealogy website (www.suzzgenpage.com/american-revolution-patriots-sa-sz/) of a Stephen Scofield who "received a bounty of six pounds, five pence and four pennies, in British money, from the State of Connecticut ... because of his courage in the War for American Independence." But no additional information has been found online. Horn is engraved with assorted designs, including what appear to be fortifications and stockade fencing, as well as what could be ship hulls. Excellent wear pattern. Overall length 16". See images. Wear from use and age, no damage. This item will require wire transfer or ACH payment. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
TWO WOODEN POND BOAT MODELS WITH ACCESSORIESTWO WOODEN POND BOAT MODELS WITH ACCESSORIES Two wooden pond boat models, each in the form of a sloop with cloth sails, with mixed woods, and yellow, red, and white painted hulls, with an assortment of accessories, resting on bases, having no apparent marks. Approximate dimensions: largest h. 26.5", w. 26", d. 5".
IMPORTANT SHADOW BOX DIORAMA OF PILOTIMPORTANT SHADOW BOX DIORAMA OF PILOT BOAT NO. 8 ESCORTING A SHIP INTO STATEN ISLAND DATED 1869 HEIGHT 21.5". WIDTH 27.5".IMPORTANT SHADOW BOX DIORAMA OF PILOT BOAT NO. 8 ESCORTING A SHIP INTO STATEN ISLAND, Dated 1869, A rare and early signed and dated example. Depicts the famous and celebrated Pilot Boat No. 8 approaching a square-rigged American merchant ship in New York Harbor, with a small rowboat with oarsmen in the foreground. The pilot boat is flying an "Isaac Webb" banner off the gaff and an American flag from the main mast. The merchant ship is flying an American flag, an American merchant flag and an American pennant, and has five well-detailed sailors in merchant uniform standing on the bow. Well-constructed hulls, decks and sails made from paper and cardboard. Painted sky and water. Signed lower right "T. Sanderwick, Staten Island Sept. 22nd, 1869". Not only is this one of the earliest signed and dated dioramas we have seen, it is of the highest quality and has a remarkable 3D effect. Housed in its original wood frame with gold liner and original glass. Dimensions: Height 21.5". Width 27.5". Provenance: Notes:William Webb was considered one of America's leading designers and builders of merchant and sailing ships. In 1860 he designed a pilot boat for New York Harbor and named it after his father, Isaac Webb. The Isaac Webb was 95 tons, 72 feet in length, 20 feet in breadth and she drew 7 feet. See Merchant Sail 1876-1947 Volume V by William Armstrong Fairburn, p. 2803.
THREE MOUNTED HALF HULL MODELS OF SLOOPSTHREE MOUNTED HALF HULL MODELS OF SLOOPS CIRCA 1930 BACKBOARDS FROM 5.5" X 18.25" TO 5.5" X 21.5".THREE MOUNTED HALF HULL MODELS OF SLOOPS, Circa 1930, Hulls painted blue and white, red and blue, and white and natural. Mahogany chamfered backboards. Dimensions: Backboards from 5.5" x 18.25" to 5.5" x 21.5".
SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH COMMEMORATINGSCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH COMMEMORATING THE U.S.S. "CONSTITUTION" MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.75".SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH COMMEMORATING THE U.S.S. "CONSTITUTION", Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a naval battle, most likely the U.S.S. Constitution and the dismasted H.M.S. Guerriere, the ships surrounded by billowing smoke and flying their nation's flags and ensigns. Deep, intaglio-style carving of the ships' hulls. "Constitution" in faint rudimentary lettering below scene. Reverse with a nude goddess, an eagle grasping a banner in its beak, a shield, a horn, American flags, a bundle of olive branches and arrows, and a portrait medallion of a ship, probably the Constitution. Dimensions: Length 6.75". Provenance: Paul Madden Antiques, Sandwich, Massachusetts.
A Minshulls 3'' pocket globe, circaA Minshulls 3'' pocket globe, circa 1810, with applied retailers' cartouche, the globe of twelve hand coloured engraved gores, two metal axis pins rotating in its original simulated shagreen case with interior of celestial gores, 8cm diameter in case
MATTHEW NOBLE, ENGLAND (1817-1876),MATTHEW NOBLE, ENGLAND (1817-1876), STATUE OF SIR WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN, WHITE MARBLE, 39"H X 15"DIAM.Matthew Noble, England, (1817-1876) statue of Sir William Fairbairn, white marble carved full length standing male figure, 1/2 scale. Signed. Biography from the archives of AskArt: Matthew Noble (23 March 1817 – 23 June 1876) was a leading British portrait sculptor. He was a carver of numerous monumental figures and busts including work memorializing Victorian era royalty and statesmen displayed in locations such as Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral and in Parliament Square, London. Noble was born in Hackness, near Scarborough, as the son of a stonemason, and served his apprenticeship under his father. He left Yorkshire for London when quite young, there he studied under John Francis (the father of sculptor Mary Thornycroft). Exhibiting regularly at the Royal Academy from 1845 until his death, Noble became recognized after winning the competition to construct the Wellington Monument in Manchester in 1856. Although prolific Noble was never in perfect health. He died at the age of 58 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London, on the west side of the main entrance path from the north, towards the central colonnade. His uncompleted works were finished by his assistant, J. Edwards. Biography from Britannica: William Fairbairn, in full Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick, (born February 19, 1789, Kelso, Roxburghshire [now in Scottish Borders], Scotland—died August 18, 1874, Moor Park, Surrey, England), Scottish civil engineer and inventor who did pioneering work in bridge design and in testing iron and finding new applications for it. From 1817 to 1832 he was a millwright at Manchester, in partnership with James Lillie. In 1835 he established a shipbuilding yard at Millwall, London, where he constructed several hundred vessels. In 1844 he introduced the Lancashire boiler with twin flues. He was the first to use wrought iron for ship hulls, bridges, mill shafting, and structural beams. He also experimented with the strength of iron and the relative merits of hot and cold blast in iron manufacture. In 1845 he joined Robert Stephenson in designing two tubular railway bridges in Wales: the Britannia Bridge, spanning the Menai Strait, and the Conwy Bridge over the River Conwy. The Britannia Bridge, employing a type of box girder or plate girder that came into worldwide use, was partly riveted by hydraulic machines designed by Fairbairn. Fairbairn became a baronet in 1869. His youngest brother, Sir Peter (1799–1861), founded in Leeds an establishment to make textile machinery and machine tools and was knighted in 1858. white marble Dimensions: 39"H x 15"Diam.
THREE SMALL OCEANLINERS Tin liners doneTHREE SMALL OCEANLINERS Tin liners done in red and black hulls white upper deck cabins two have two stacks one has one stack includes one with Carette smoke stack key. 7 1/4'' to 10 1/4''. Flaking to paint two missing masts. (Good Cond.)
TWO VAN RYPER MODELSMid-20th CenturyWhiteTWO VAN RYPER MODELSMid-20th CenturyWhite Star steamship models with gray hulls. One with Van Ryper stamp on underside length 9. Other length 5''. Includes a Van Ryper brochure.''
Two folk art cargo ships: wooden hulls,Two folk art cargo ships: wooden hulls, each laid up with wooden slabs then carved, painted green and white, one with key wind mechanism, 9-1/2 x 30-1/2 x 6 in. and 7 x 30-1/2 x 7-3/4 in., both 1930s. Both with losses to paint, deck elements, one with damage to deck, key wind mechanism not mounted.
(4) MINATURE HALF HULLS/(2) MOUNTED(4) MINATURE HALF HULLS/(2) MOUNTED ON SEAT-BACK - Four Miniature Pine Half Hulls from a Jonesport Maine Boat Builder's Yard two (Boston Whitehall Pulling Boat & Webster Steamer) are mounted on a vintage seat back from pulling boat 'Pasttime' 33'' x 11''
STEAMER AND LINER PENNY TOYS GermanySTEAMER AND LINER PENNY TOYS Germany both similar in construction and coloring blue hulls yellow decks red stacks and green cabins steamer features key wind mechanism. 4 1/2'' - 6 1/2'' l. Liner missing front wheels (Exc. Cond.)
FINE AMERICAN VICTORIAN PAINTED WOODFINE AMERICAN VICTORIAN PAINTED WOOD SHIP'S HALF HULL The white and black hull with nine guns beneath applied gadroon gunwall the back with winged stripe cartouche. Note: Half hulls have been built since the 1790's and it has been customary for shipwrights to fashion a half-model of a ship prior to construction. Handcrafted forms similar to the offered lots enabled the builder to study and perfect hull design before a complete set of plans were drawn. These models were not only functional but were often used to adorn the walls of ship yard offices. 18 1/4 x 6 ft. 5 1/4 in. x 6 in.
TWO MAHOGANY SHIP'S HALF HULLS Note:TWO MAHOGANY SHIP'S HALF HULLS Note: Please see lot 98 for further information on half hulls; and see lot 94 for more information on Captain Daniel Delehanty. 2 x 18 3/4 in. and 1 5/8 x 27 in.
MAHOGANY SHIP'S HALF HULL ON GRAY-PAINTEDMAHOGANY SHIP'S HALF HULL ON GRAY-PAINTED WOOD BACK Note: Please see lot 98 for further information on half hulls; and see lot 94 for more information on Captain Daniel Delehanty. 3 3/4 x 23 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.
TWO GREEN-PAINTED SHIP'S HALF-HULL MODELSTWO GREEN-PAINTED SHIP'S HALF-HULL MODELS Each with a black and ochre hull on a painted green back plate one is the USS Vincennes and the other is the USS Fairfield. Note: Please see lot 98 for further information on half hulls; and see lot 94 for more information on Captain Daniel Delehanty. Commissioned in August 1826 and built at the Brooklyn Navy Yard the USS Vincennes was a 703 ton Boston class sloop of war that was named after the Revolutionary War battle of Vincennes Indiana. It had a displacement of 700 long tons and a length of 127 feet. Within the first four years of being built it was the first Navy ship to circumnavigate the world. She was decommissioned by the Navy in 1865 and one of the Navy's most widely traveled ships. The USS Fairfield was a sloop-of-war and commissioned by the US Navy and launched in June of 1828 in the New York Navy Yard. It had a displacement of 700 tons and length of 127 feet. In 1833 she was part of the Pacific Squadron and in 1837 she departed for the Brazil station. As a protector for American commerce and interest she guarded against a blockade from Argentina set by French warships. She was decommissioned in 1845. Larger 8 3/4 x 40 in.
AMERICAN STAINED WOOD SHIP'S HALF HULLAMERICAN STAINED WOOD SHIP'S HALF HULL NIPSIC CLASS With exposed skeletal structure on stained oak back. Note: Note: Please see lot 98 for further information on half hulls; and see lot 94 for more information on Captain Daniel Delehanty. Commissioned on September 2nd 1863 the gunboat the USS Nipsic was sponsored by Miss Rebecca Scott and was built at the Portsmouth Navy Yard. It had a displacement of 592 long tons and a length of 179 feet. She was decommissioned in 1913. Please see previous lot for further information on half hulls. 8 3/4 x 4 ft. 7 1/2 in. x 4 1/4 in.
LOT OF TWO WOODEN OCEAN LINER MODELSLOT OF TWO WOODEN OCEAN LINER MODELS Van Ryper Vineyard haven Mass. well detailed and hand painted overall hand crafted liner molded stacks rows of lifeboats and ricky painted hulls name stamped on base. 10 1/2'' - 11 1/4'' l. (Pristine Cond.)