PRISONER OF WAR SCULPTURE - NapoleonicPRISONER OF WAR SCULPTURE - Napoleonic Era POW Religious Icon in the form of a Crucifix on a tapered reticulated plinth decorated with the three crosses Roman soldiers on sides woman and man kneeling in mourning on each side of cross Northern European
WWII POW RUSSEL MORIARTY MEMORABILIAWWII POW RUSSEL MORIARTY MEMORABILIA & MEDALS: Capt Russell Moriarty was a WWII Prisoner of War rescued by French and given new identity. Collection includes 2 Air Medals POW set medals. Carved and inlaid POW camp box containing sterling wings patches and emblems. Scrap book containing home life and series of photos with pilot friend in group shot then one hour later being loaded onto air ambulance after plane stalled friend later died. Assorted books and wall hanging dedications.
A French prisoner of war bone ringA French prisoner of war bone ring tree, 16cm high
PRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONE WATCHPRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONE WATCH HUTCH, CA. 1820,Prisoner of War carved bone watch hutch, ca. 1820 , 12 3/4" h.
Kathe Kollwitz (German 1867-1945)Kathe Kollwitz (German 1867-1945) "Die Gefangenen" or "The Prisoners". Etching and softground on paper 1908 embossed blind stamp at the lower right corner of the image from the Peasant War Cycle 1902-1908 matted and framed under glass overall 21" x 25". Posthumous edition "Muenchen-22".
Fine prisoner of war bone modelFine prisoner of war bone model of a French 68 gun frigate, circa 1800, built by French sailors in an English prisoner of war camp, ship and original stand 8"h x 9 1/2"l x 2 1/2"w; case 10 1/2"h x 13 1/2"l x 7"d
FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR BONE GAMEFRENCH PRISONER OF WAR BONE GAME BOX, CIRCA 1800French Prisoner of War Bone Game Box, circa 1800, rectangular box with 2 slide top compartments housing 51 carved and numbered Jack straws, 21 of which are polychromed.
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SEVEN TURKISH PRISONER OF WAR BAGSSEVEN TURKISH PRISONER OF WAR BAGS various sizes, wd. to 7 1/2 in.
PRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONE WATCHPRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONE WATCH HUTCH, CA. 1820Prisoner of War carved bone watch hutch, ca. 1820 , 14 1/2" h.
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Several losses.
PRISONER-OF-WAR POLYCHROMED CARVEDPRISONER-OF-WAR POLYCHROMED CARVED BONE SPINNING JENNYPRISONER-OF-WAR POLYCHROMED CARVED BONE SPINNING JENNY , circa 1810, wearing a red dress in front of a green chair, a 2-wheel mechanism lets Jenny turn the wheel in her right hand and after 3-gentle revolutions of the crank, she lifts her left hand and moves her head to the left.
Height 4 ¼ in. Width 2 in. Depth 1 ¼ in.
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PRISONER-OF-WAR CARVED BONE SPINNINGPRISONER-OF-WAR CARVED BONE SPINNING JENNYPRISONER-OF-WAR CARVED BONE SPINNING JENNY , circa 1810, two ladies standing together by a large birdcage with three birds on a perch. With a gentle turn of the crank the 3-wheel mechanism turns the birds in the cage and the ladies raise their left hand and turn their heads.
Height 5 in. Width 3 ¼ in. Depth 1 ¾ in.
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WWII STALAG POW PHOTO, PINS, CORRESPONDENCELotWWII STALAG POW PHOTO, PINS, CORRESPONDENCELot of items from POW who spent time in a German Luftstalag, including a prisoners' lunch menu and ticket, a postcard (taped back together), an 8x10 photo and various pins, all belonging to the soldier, Andrew Hines. shipping info This lot can be shipped in-house.
PRE-COLUMBIAN MOCHE POTTERY PRISONERPRE-COLUMBIAN MOCHE POTTERY PRISONER FORM VESSEL Pre-Columbian, Moche / Mochica, Peruvian, circa 200 to 700 CE, ceramic pottery vase in the form of a prisoner figure with a rope around his neck and hands bound behind his back. 8.25" H x 5.25" W x 4" D. Provenance: Property from a 239 Central Park West estate. Acquired prior to 1980.
[Civil War] Thirteen volumes with[Civil War] Thirteen volumes with emphasis on prisoners of war and individual narratives including: 1) Warren Lee Goss The Soldier's Story of his Captivity at Andersonville Belle Isle and other rebel prisons illus. by Thomas Nast (Boston: Lee & Shepard 1867) signed by the author 8vo cloth; 2) Melvin Grigsby The Smoked Yank (Privately printed: 1888) 8vo red cloth gilt; 3) John W. Urban My Experiences Mid Shot and Shell and in Rebel Den (Lancaster PA: The Author 1882) 8vo pictorial cloth Estimate $ 100-200
IMPRESSIVE MOCHE POTTERY BOUNDIMPRESSIVE MOCHE POTTERY BOUND PRISONER VESSELPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III to IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A dramatic pottery vessel of a bound prisoner shown nude. Limbs spread and tied with ropes to a wooden grate, the tormented figure displays a slender body with thick legs, attenuated arms, a recessed navel, and delineated genitalia. His huge head is turned towards the heavens, presenting an expressive visage of sunken, almond-shaped eyes, a petite, up-turned nose, and a wide mouth with 2 rows of tab-shaped teeth and a protruding tongue. Naturalistic ears flank his face, sitting just below the arching hairline of his lengthy coiffure that falls down his back. The top of his head exhibits an annular rim, leading to the hollow interior of the vessel, while an additional plank is shown on the verso. The entirety of the piece is enveloped in red pigment, while creamy beige slip adorns the ropes, the prisoner's teeth, and ends of the planks comprising the grate. Size: 8.1" W x 11" H (20.6 cm x 27.9 cm)
Battles, captives, and executions are common themes in Moche art and warfare, often waged between competing Moche groups, involved the ritual execution of prisoners. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "In Moche art prisoners are often shown stripped of their clothing and other power attributes, such as weapons, headdresses, and earspools, as a sign of their defeat (Donnan and McClelland, 1999). Often prisoners with ropes around their necks and hands tied behind their backs are depicted being paraded by warriors."
Cf. Ethnological Museum of the State Museums in Berlin, 17575 and 48078.
Provenance: private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection; ex-Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, USA, "2019 June 25 Ethnographic Art: American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art Signature Auction - Dallas #5412," lot 70319; ex-Robert and Carolyn Nelson collection; ex-David Bernstein Fine Art, New York, New York, USA
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#170469
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Repairs to proper right foot and plank, right arm and plank, and small area of rim. Expected nicks, abrasions, and a few minor chips. Areas of fire darkening. Otherwise, excellent with nice remaining pigments.
[Union War Prisoners Association][Union War Prisoners Association] "Union War Prisoners Association Organized in Charleston Jail Dec. 31st 1861" lithograph published by Goupil & Co. 1863 with soldiers names in cartouches and showing vignettes of the prisons in Richmond Columbia Salisbury Charleston and New Orleans 31 1/2 in. x 27 1/2 in. framed.
World War II POW Diaries of BritishWorld War II POW Diaries of British Lieut. J.W. Hugo Held by Japanese A lot of two diaries written in captivity by British officer Lt. James W. Hugo while prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. ?These two journals written in Japanese notebooks contain not only Lt. Hugo's daily observances as a POW but detailed regimental operational records and an eyewitness history of the disastrous British defense of Malaya and Singapore.James William Hugo was a career British military officer whose regiment the 155th Field Regiment (Lanarkshire Yeomanry ) Royal Artillery was sent to Malaya in 1941 as part of the 11th Indian Division. The 155th was on the front lines from the first day of the invasion at Jitra. Unable to cover all directions Hugo describes how the British Indian and Australian forces were pushed back and flanked by the Japanese using captured boats to make beach landings in the rear of their positions forcing a retreat to Singapore. The 155th spiked their guns and surrendered on February 15th 1942 with the rest of the British army after running out of food and ammunition.Hugo spent eight months in Changi Prison Camp (the same POW camp as writer James Clavell and the inspiration for his book King Rat) before being sent to Taiwan on the hell ship England Maru on October 20 1942. Arriving on November 6 1942 they were immediately sent to the copper mines of the infamous Kinkaseki POW camp. At 52 years old Hugo was too old for the dangerous work in the mines and instead was put to work above ground. In August 1943 he was sent with other "surplus officers" to the POW camp at Shirakawa which had medical facilities. On February 27 1945 he was transported to Moji Japan via the hell ship Taiko Maru arriving March 5. ?When the ship docked he was transferred to the POW hospital there then sent to Miyata POW Camp 20B later renamed Miyata 4B. He remained here until liberated in September 1945.Hugo gave these diaries to an American serviceman on board the hospital ship USS Haven which treated POWs liberated in the Nagasaki area and transported them to Manila to be sent home. The cover of the first notebook is inscribed "Given to me in Nagasaki Japan by a POW we liberated. Sept '45" by that serviceman and is titled in Hugo's hand "Operations etc./ POW No. 1453/ JW Hugo."This first notebook contains the daily operations log of the 155th Field Regiment from December 8 1941 to the fall of Singapore. There is also a well-written 22-page narrative of the defense strategy for British Malaya from the 1920s which includes detailed accounts of the battles of the Japanese invasion and fall of Singapore. Hugo kept a roster of the 273 men of his regiment taken prisoner and killed in the Malaya Campaign as well as list of 188 men of the 155th Field Regiment who remained behind in Changi Prison when Hugo and 1000 others were sent aboard the hell ship England Maru to POW camps in Taiwan.He also wrote down the instructions that the Japanese forced the POWs to adhere to when writing letters home: 5 words for his own health 50 words inquiring about family's health 200 words covering "approved" subjects 100 words about American bombing Japanese cities. "Every point of the subject must be referred to as carefully and minutely as possible. The sentence shall be written in a letter form and in block letters as usual." Above this he wrote : "The more faithful in writing the more your treatment is improved."This notebook includes the list of men assigned to the 155th whose deaths in captivity Hugo was aware of and the cause of death (Beri Beri dysentery etc.) Shirakawa POW camp had a canteen that the officers were allowed to buy extra food and items from and is apparently where Hugo obtained the two notebooks he wrote these diaries in. He kept a running total of the POW pay he was given in yen and his expenditures in this first book.The second notebook is a daily diary starting May 12 1944 at Shirakawa POW camp. Hugo relates working in the farm building an earthen dam and learning to give massages to the seriously ill. A big focus of the diary is whether they got fed that day and what the food was. He notes his joy in getting the first boiled egg in 18 months in the summer of 1944 and on November 23 1944 writes "received an orange between 3 of us. What a treat!"?October 10 1944 marked the first air raid warning at Shirakawa. POWs were forced to lie on their beds until the all clear was sounded and punished if they even sat up. On Christmas Eve 1944 Hugo was allowed to compose a 40-word letter home which was sent by shortwave radio in Tokyo. By February 1945 the prisoners were getting little labor done due to daily air raids. Rumors were rampant that they were to be moved. The last entry from Shirakawa is February 18 1945. Hugo and 700 others were marched to Keelung in late February put aboard the hell ship Taiko Maru and sent to the Japanese home island of Kyushu arriving March 5 1945.Hugo's next diary entry is May 20 1945. he had become extremely sick probably from the voyage aboard Taiko Maru and had been in the POW hospital at Miyata. The following is an excerpt from his diary from May 1945:29th Tues. Cigarettes returned to us. We had a currant log. I was punched in the jaw and hit with the butt of a rifle in the middle of the back. I as far as I can make out did not salute the sentry correctly. Bye the way I was massaging a man's leg at the time the sentry passed.30th Fine day. No bread today.31st Thurs Fine day. Today I have been a captain for two years and become entitled to another rise in my pay.1st June Fine day. received 1 pkt Cigarettes (American). According to report a little dog that was running round camp in the morning was in the stew in the evening. If it was the taste was quite good.By July 1945 Capt Hugo was down to 46.2kg (101 pounds). Red Cross packages were kept by the Japanese and pieces were doled out for good behavior or special occasions or when food ran out. On August 16 rumors of the end of the war reached the camp:August 16 1945: There is a lot of excitement in camp today. Officers and men are not allowed to go out of the camp to work. According to rumour the war is over. Negotiations are going on between the powers and we should know in the course of a day or two the result. I pray to God that these rumours are true and that I shall soon be out of this horrible camp on my way home to Grace and the boys.17th It would appear that the peace rumours are true as we have not had a air raid for 48 hours. We have been issued with extra food by the Nipponese and as we are not working this is a sure sign that something extraordinary has happened. The Camp Cmdt has also released Red X stores and we have been issued with a tin of milk butter jam and meat. What a treat! I went to bed feeling quite satisfied with my food for the day.Over the next few days Allied planes begin dropping food and medicine to the area POW camps. On September 2 the camp commandant declares the POWs free and turns administration of the camp over to the POW officers. He remains at the camp and is nearly killed when a food barrel breaks loose from its parachute and crashes through the roof of his office nearly missing him as he ate his rice. Hugo notes:"We were sorry that it did not brain him. It would have been poetic justice if he had been brained with a tin of M & V as he has had such a lot of Red X stores that he should not have had."In addition to his diary this notebook also contains two "To Whom It May Concern" letters relating what has happened to him since being captured in case he didn't live to see the end of the war a monthly chart of his weight from October 1943 to September 1945 a copy of a letter he wrote to his family while POW and a tally of the air raids he witnessed in Taiwan.
A TURKISH PRISONER OF WAR BEADEDA TURKISH PRISONER OF WAR BEADED SNAKE dated 1917, 134cm long
PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE GAMES BOXPRISONER-OF-WAR BONE GAMES BOX 19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 1". LENGTH 6.5".PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE GAMES BOX, 19th Century, Sliding lid with shell-shaped pull. Interior of box with central divider, engraved with red and blue diagonal stripes. Contains approx. 74 bone dominoes, some with black pips and red central lines and some with gold-painted pips. Dimensions: Height 1". Length 6.5".
Francisco Goya (Spanish 1746-1828)Francisco Goya (Spanish 1746-1828) Prisoner Aquatint on paper unsigned titled Prisoner on verso; plate 3.75 x 2.75 in. Condition: Toning and minor foxing.
1863 CONFEDERATE POW RELEASE REQUESTFascinating1863 CONFEDERATE POW RELEASE REQUESTFascinating letter dated January 1863 requesting legal assistance from JOHN A. CAMPBELL, former U.S. Supreme Court justice, later appointed Assistant Secretary of War by Jefferson Davis. The writer, R.J. Daniel of Richmond, Ga., asks for Campbell to facilitate the prisoner's release, as Campbell served as something of a mediator between the North and South. "...relates to the capture by the Enemy of a friend of mine and I suppose yours, Mr. A.H.H. Bernard ..." On verso, there is a note by Campbell, who signs his name to this request, which was apparently passed on. The prisoner was Arthur H.H. Bernard, a wealthy plantation owner from Fredericksburg who was detained by order of U.S. Army General Franklin for espionage. Letter measures9-5/8" x 7-1/2". This document is one of several dozen important signed pieces in today's sale that were part of a large collection of American historical documents from 1650 through WWII. The estate collection, assembled from about 1920-1960, hasnever been offered for sale at auction. Some stains, see images. This item can be shipped in-house.
Expresionist drawing "HolocaustExpresionist drawing "Holocaust Prison" depicting a group of Jewish prisoners with number tattoos guarded by Nazi officers, a powerful document of the Holocaust experience, ink and wash on brown paper, 23-1/2" x 17-1/2" sight, framed 30-3/4" x 24-1/4", good condition
FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR BONE SHIPFRENCH PRISONER OF WAR BONE SHIP MODEL IN STRAW MARQUET...French Prisoner of War Bone Ship Model in a Straw Marquetry and Parquetry Case, 18 th Century, fine detailed fully outfitted 60-gun ship-of-the-line. Carved female figurehead and baleen, bone and brass pinned plank on frame hull; set on a baleen wood and bone carved gallery stand having two small ship finials.
Model 9 ½ in. x 11 in. Case Height 14 in. Length 17 in. Depth 8 ½ in.
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GOYA, Francisco Jose De, (Spanish,GOYA, Francisco Jose De, (Spanish, 1746-1828): Le Prisoner, Etching, 9.75'' x 6.25'' with margins, in the margin printed Gazette Des Beaux Arts.
CONDITION: Scattered spots of foxing.
FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR MODEL OFFRENCH PRISONER OF WAR MODEL OF A CATHEDRAL, CIRCA 1800...French Prisoner of War Model of a Cathedral, circa 1800 , elaborately carved bone brick facade and roof shingles, mounted on a wood base, mirrored windows
Height 5 in. Width 7.25 in. Depth 4.5 in.
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GOYA (FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES)GOYA (FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES) (SPAIN, 1746-1828) "Le Petite Prisoner", aka The Custody of a Prisoner Does Not Call for Torture (La seguridad de un reo no exige tormento) original etching restrike, late edition, Imp. Delatre, Paris for 'Gazette des Beaux-Arts', (D#31), Roten Galleries label verso, in etched gilt molded frame, floated over board under glass, OS: 13 3/4" x 12", impression: 4 1/8" x 3 1/4" with margin, light foxing.
FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONEFRENCH PRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONE SPINNING JENNY, CIRC...French Prisoner of War Carved Bone Spinning Jenny, circa 1800 , two articulated and automaton ladies sitting on high-back chairs by a spinning wheel, on a two-tier platform. Articulation turns heads, arms and windmill paddles. Height 5.75 in. Width 3 in. Depth 1.75 in.
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FRANCISCO GOYA (SPANISH, 1746-1828)FRANCISCO GOYA (SPANISH, 1746-1828) "THE PRISONER" Etching, Gazette Des Beaux-Arts.
FRANCISCO JOSE DE GOYA LE PRISONERFRANCISCO JOSE DE GOYA LE PRISONER ETCHING Francisco Jose de GoyaSpain,1746-1828Le Prisoner, late edition.Etching on paperEtching 4 1/8" x 3 3/8",Frame 9" x 8"Purchased from Ferdinand Roten Galleries Inc., Baltimore, Maryland.
FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR CASED MINIATUREFRENCH PRISONER OF WAR CASED MINIATURE MODEL OF THE H.M...French Prisoner of War Cased Miniature Model of the H.M.S. Magnificent, circa 1808, consisting of 74 guns and launched 1806, made by French Prisoners of War, and constructed of bone, straw, and mixed media; in custom case
Height 8.5 in. Length 11 in. Width 5.75 in.
Provenance: The Estate of Stephen Weinroth, Nantucket, Massachusetts
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RARE COLIMA POTTERY FIGURAL WHISTLERARE COLIMA POTTERY FIGURAL WHISTLE - BOUND PRISONERPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A rare and interesting pottery figure that depicts a captive prisoner seated with bent legs and arms behind his back, all decorated with areas of red pigment. The figure's limbs are bound with thick ropes that wrap around his wrists, neck, knees, and ankles as he is forced to lean forward with his neck craned uncomfortably. His strained countenance features coffee bean-shaped eyes, a conical nose, parted lips, and a conical horn emanating from his brow that suggests he is a shaman, perhaps from a rival tribe. A petite whistle mouthpiece just behind his head creates a high-pitched sound when air is blown in through the top. Size: 2.375" W x 3.375" H (6 cm x 8.6 cm)
Provenance: ex-private Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA collection; ex-private Southern California, USA collection, since the 1960s
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#168972
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Minor abrasions and small nicks to head, limbs, base, and bindings, with fading to pigment in some areas, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to figural form and pigment in most areas. Whistle still makes a pleasing, high-pitched sound when blown.
PRISONER OF WAR MINIATURE TWO DECKERPRISONER OF WAR MINIATURE TWO DECKER GUN BOAT, CIRCA 18...Prisoner of War Miniature Two Decker Gun Boat, circa 1800-1810 , finely carved and set at waterline hand painted sea; flying colors and fitted in a hinged door case
Model: Height 8.25 in. Length 10 in. Width 3.5 in. Case: Height 12 in. Length 12 in. Width 5.5 in.
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A 'Glorious Glosters' pair to PrivateA 'Glorious Glosters' pair to Private H.J. McIntyre, Gloucestershire Regiment, taken Prisoner of War at the Battle of Imjin River, Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (5570242 Pte. H.J. McIntyre. Glosters) official corrections to service number and 'ers' of Glosters, United Nations for Korea, unnamed as issued, good very fine, with United States of America Presidential Unit Citation riband bar and cloth badge plus a pair of brass 'Gloster' shoulder titles/Note: Taken prisoner of war at Imjin River, 26 Apri
WW2 JAPANESE NAVAL PRISON GUARDWW2 JAPANESE NAVAL PRISON GUARD SWORD, HAVING A 25WW2 JAPANESE NAVAL PRISON GUARD SWORD, having a 25 3/4" slight curve blade, brass grip back, leather wrapped wood grip, engraved anchor on grip and near sheath toe, sheath has two hangers and toe guard.
MASSIVE MAYA BASALT BOUNDARY MARKERMASSIVE MAYA BASALT BOUNDARY MARKER BOUND PRISONERPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Classic to Postclassic period, 500 to 1300 CE. A monumental volcanic stone carving of a prisoner crouching upon a column, that perhaps would have guarded the entrances to villages or agricultural field. The Maya and Aztecs erected monumental stelae as symbols of their control to warn intruders they were entering an area where they too might become a prisoner or sacrificial victim like the carving here. The tongue hanging out also a foreboding symbol of death! An exquisite example of this figure immortalized in stone! Size: 9" L x 9" W x 47" H (22.9 cm x 22.9 cm x 119.4 cm)
Prisoners and captives were a popular theme, "human trophy taking" was practiced in many Mesoamerican cultures - a well documented fact from their art and sculpture, exemplified by this piece. Capturing prisoners during raids and warfare was important they were considered the most valuable booty taken - men could be enslaved and women as concubines - or they could be used for sacrifice. In fact, some researchers have suggested that besides fighting for land and resources, capturing people for sacrifice was one of the main objectives of Maya warfare.
Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to 2000
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#175121
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Repaired, head reattached and tip of base reattached. Stable fissures and break lines with losses on tip of base. Surface wear commensurate with age and exposure to elements. Some softening, but sharp details.
FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR MINIATUREFRENCH PRISONER OF WAR MINIATURE 80 GUN MAN-O-WAR SHIP ...French Prisoner of War Miniature 80 Gun Man-o-War Ship Model, circa 1800, carved bone model with scarce retractable guns on the lower deck, Trojan figurehead, finely carved rake-boards and stern; mounted on multi-wood inlaid plaque with Federal shields; possibly made by an American hand; Note: 22 deck cannons missing
Height 11.5 in. Length 13 in. Width 4.25 in.
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