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PRISONER OF WAR BONE MODEL

• Fine prisoner of war bone model
  Fine 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 SHIP
  FRENCH 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. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• A French prisoner of war bone
  A French prisoner of war bone ring tree, 16cm high
• FINE FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR
  FINE FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR MAHOGANY AND BONE MODEL OF A BARQUE EARLY 19TH CENTURY fully rigged, in a modern glazed display casethe case 73cm wide, 45.5cm high, 30cm deep, the ship approx 60cm longProvenance: By repute, acquired from a descendant of the First Keeper of the Bass Rock Lighthouse who owned it in the early part of the 20th century.Note: There were two prisons in Scotland that housed Napoleonic French prisoners of war: one in Edinburgh and the other in Perth. Prisoners used what materials they could acquire to build items to sell to supplement their rations. Miniature ornaments, models and toys were typically made using straw, wood, bone and even human hair. Many of the items made were extraordinary in their complexity. The bone deck fittings and figurehead on the present lot are typical of prisoner of war work, as is the inlaid baseboard.
• FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR MODEL OF A
  FRENCH 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. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR BONE GAME
  FRENCH 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. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• EXCEPTIONAL AND LARGE NAPOLEONIC
  EXCEPTIONAL AND LARGE NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE MODEL OF THE FIRST-RATE 110-GUN H.M.S. "ROYAL SOVEREIGN" CIRCA 1805-1810 MODEL HEIGHT 31.5". LENGTH 41". WIDTH 14.5". CASE HEIGHT 72.5". LENGTH 47". WIDTH 17.75".EXCEPTIONAL AND LARGE NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE MODEL OF THE FIRST-RATE 110-GUN H.M.S. "ROYAL SOVEREIGN", Circa 1805-1810, Hull built up over a wooden plug and planked and pinned in bone from the keel to the topsides. At the bow is a carved figurehead in the form of a Roman warrior, hands at his sides and with a feathered headdress. The figurehead is supported by head rails with carved detail. The quarter galleries and transom are elaborately carved and pierced in bone with banded and rope-twist detail, the windows glazed in mica. The taff-rail, at the top of the transom, is cut and notched with a boom crutch and decorated with the heads of cherubs. Extending from the stern rails is a pair of davits rigged with hoisting lines and hooks. At the top of the transom, carved in relief, is an eagle, lion and dragon above double balconies with carved posts and railings. The lower portion of the transom is carved in relief and is fitted with a rudder with a decorated edge and check chains. The deck is planked and pinned in bone, and detailed with pin and fife rails, anchors hung out on posts, deck rings, cleats, capstan, belfry with turned bone posts and brass bell. The deck is cut out at the waist with carved railings and posts, and decorated with carved swags. On either side of the waist are a pair of boats swung out on hoisting lines. Other details include deck opening, ladders, poop deck with deck house, etc. Rigged with a bowsprit and three masts, each rigged with tops, trees, cross spars and stun' sail booms, all in bone, the standing and running rigging including ratlines running up from bone chain plates and rigged with bone deadeyes, turning blocks and fairleads. Other parts of standing rigging include stays, shrouds, intermediate shrouds, and running backstays. Running rigging includes sheets, halyards, topping lifts, bracing lines, and other rigged details. Displayed on a pair of brass stanchions within a modern plexiglass case with base and built-in lighting. Dimensions: Model height 31.5". Length 41". Width 14.5". Case height 72.5". Length 47". Width 17.75". Provenance: James A. Farrell (America, 1863-1943), president of U.S. Steel, gifted to India House.Property of India House, New York.
• NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE
  NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE MODEL OF A WARSHIP EARLY 19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 14.5". LENGTH 16.25".NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE MODEL OF A WARSHIP, Early 19th Century, Superbly detailed with two gun decks fitted with 44 guns, a helmeted soldier figurehead, carved trailboards, and nicely carved stern and captain's quarters. Dimensions: Height 14.5". Length 16.25".
• RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL NAPOLEONIC
  RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE BODKIN CARVED AS A SOLDIER EARLY 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5".RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE BODKIN CARVED AS A SOLDIER, Early 19th Century, Soldier, possibly a member of the French Old Guard, with a bearskin hat, epaulets, a buttoned long-tailed coat, and a sword at his side. Tapered shaft carved with bands of filigree and other ornamentation. Dimensions: Length 5".
• PRIMITIVE NAPOLEONIC
  PRIMITIVE NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR-STYLE BONE MODEL OF A 24-GUN SHIP PROBABLY ENGLISH, 19TH CENTURY HEIGHT ON BASE 16". LENGTH 19.5". WIDTH 6.5".PRIMITIVE NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR-STYLE BONE MODEL OF A 24-GUN SHIP, Probably English, 19th Century, Hull and decks planked in bone over a solid mold, fitted with stem, keel and rudder, the waterline and sheer planked in lignum vitae, the hull pierced with 24 gunports with cannons and gunport lids, the decks detailed with anchors, boat, open waist with ladder, windlass, double ship's wheel, poop deck, companionway, etc. Rigged with a bowsprit, three masts with cross spars, standing and running rigging, etc. Displayed on a heavy mahogany cradle base. Dimensions: Height on base 16". Length 19.5". Width 6.5". Provenance: The Stephen D. Weinroth Collection.
• PRISONER-OF-WAR POLYCHROMED
  PRISONER-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. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• PRISONER OF WAR SCULPTURE -
  PRISONER 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
• PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE GAMES BOX 19TH
  PRISONER-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".
• PRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONE WATCH
  PRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONE WATCH HUTCH, CA. 1820,Prisoner of War carved bone watch hutch, ca. 1820 , 12 3/4" h.
• FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR MINIATURE 80
  FRENCH 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. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• PRISONER-OF-WAR CARVED BONE
  PRISONER-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. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• 19TH C PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE
  19TH C PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE SEWING CLAMP WITHINTERESTING CARVED HAND. 8" HIGH X 4" WIDE.
• PRISONER-OF-WAR MODEL OF AN
  PRISONER-OF-WAR MODEL OF AN 80-GUN SHIP-OF-THE-LINE HEIGHT 23". LENGTH 32.5". WIDTH 12".PRISONER-OF-WAR MODEL OF AN 80-GUN SHIP-OF-THE-LINE, Hull, circa 1805, planked and pinned in bone over a wood plug, with applied keel, stem and rudder post, painted black gunport bands, and the stem rising up and supporting a refinished figurehead of a Beefeater in red, gold and black. Figurehead further supported by head rails with relief-carved decoration. At the stern are pierced and polychrome-decorated quarter galleries and transom with a blank name board, foliate and cherub decoration, gunports, etc. Decks also planked and pinned in bone and detailed with pin and fife rails, deck eyes, hatches with pierced covers, belfry, an open waist with geometric decoration, cannons on carriages, skylight and ship's boat swung over the stern on davits. Re-rigged with some replacement masts and spars, and later standing and running rigging. Mounted on an ebony base with supporting stanchions on either side, the base decorated with a flat, undulating rose-colored border. Dimensions: Height 23". Length 32.5". Width 12".
• FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR CARVED
  FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONE RAILROAD CADDY, CIRC...French Prisoner of War Carved Bone Railroad Caddy, circa 1800 , possibly used for thimbles, lyre supported spoked wheels. Height 3 ½ in. Length 4 ¾ in. Width 1 ½ in. Condition: Some loss to one panel. Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• PRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONE WATCH
  PRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONE WATCH HUTCH, CA. 1820Prisoner of War carved bone watch hutch, ca. 1820 , 14 1/2" h. Condition: Several losses.
• PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE GAMES BOX,
  PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE GAMES BOX, PROBABLY RUSSIAN 19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 1". LENGTH 3". WIDTH 1".PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE GAMES BOX, PROBABLY RUSSIAN, 19th Century, Sliding lid and sides of box with circle and dot design in a floriform pattern. Contains 27 bone dominoes with a brass pin at center and pips in the same circle and dot design as the box. Brass pin on lid to use as a thumb tab. Dimensions: Height 1". Length 3". Width 1". Provenance: A Nantucket Collection.
• NAPOLEONIC PRISONER OF WAR CARVED
  NAPOLEONIC PRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONE SPINNING JENNY, ...Napoleonic Prisoner of War Carved Bone Spinning Jenny, circa 1800 , hand crafted of beef bones, modeled with seated figure of a lady spinning wool Height 5.75 in. Width 2.75 in. Depth 2 in. Provenance: The Estate of Stephen Weinroth, Nantucket, Massachusetts Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR CARVED
  FRENCH 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. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR CASED
  FRENCH 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 Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR CARVED
  FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONE 3-FIGURE SPINNING JE...French Prisoner of War Carved Bone 3-Figure Spinning Jenny, circa 1800 , with mechanical cranks when turned pivot the women's heads back and forth, on turned wood base with glass dome Height 6 in. Length 3 in. Width 1.5 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• Three Chinese bone models 20th
  Three Chinese bone models 20th century Comprising a pair of colored maidens over a ground of animals, together with a large colored elephant supporting Kannon or quanyin over a plinth bone base and wood stand. Tallest: 28 in.
• PRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONE
  PRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONE DOMINO SET IN BOX, CIRCA 18...Prisoner of War Carved Bone Domino Set in Box, circa 1800 Height 2 in. Length 6.25 in. Width 1.25 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE GAMES BOX 19TH
  PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE GAMES BOX 19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 2.5". LENGTH 6". WIDTH 3".PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE GAMES BOX, 19th Century, Overhanging gallery along two sides of the top with pierced floriform design. Domed sliding lid with elaborate relief-carved floral wreaths and medallions. Interior sliding lid with a pierced cribbage board track, a relief-carved vine and a carved knob. Does not contain any game pieces. Dimensions: Height 2.5". Length 6". Width 3".
• PRISONER-OF-WAR POLYCHROME BONE
  PRISONER-OF-WAR POLYCHROME BONE GAMES BOX 19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 2.25". LENGTH 5.5".PRISONER-OF-WAR POLYCHROME BONE GAMES BOX, 19th Century, Sliding wooden lid with bone knob. Sides of box with pierced hearts, spades and modified clubs, carved concentric circles, applied moldings, and red and blue-black highlights. Turned legs. Wooden base panel. Dimensions: Height 2.25". Length 5.5".
• ENGLISH PRISONER OF WAR SHIP
  ENGLISH PRISONER OF WAR SHIP MODEL H.M.S DESIREE.Ca. 1794-1817. Made of bone and baleen. The model was made by French prisoners during the Napoleonic Wars while being held captive in England. Desiree was captured from the French in 1798 and added to the British Navy. 38 guns. Model is approximately 10" x 11" x 3 1/2". Case is 16" x 14" x 5 1/2". Overall excellent condition. Provenance: Parker Gallery, London, Webb Estate.
• JAPANESE CARVED BONE
  JAPANESE CARVED BONE STATUEDESCRIPTION: Japanese bone sculpture featuring a warrior like figure clutching an arrow. Character markings on bottom. CIRCA: 20th Ct. ORIGIN: Japan DIMENSIONS: (Warrior) H:17.25" x W:5.75" x L:5.75" CONDITION: Warrior has partially repaired hand and forearm. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
• JAPANESE CARVED BONE
  JAPANESE CARVED BONE STATUEDESCRIPTION: Japanese bone sculpture featuring a warrior like figure clutching an arrow. Character markings on bottom. CIRCA: 20th Ct. ORIGIN: Japan DIMENSIONS: (Warrior) H:17.25" x W:5.75" x L:5.75" CONDITION: Warrior has partially repaired hand and forearm. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
• ITALIAN SCHOOL: SAMSON WIELDING A
  ITALIAN SCHOOL: SAMSON WIELDING A JAWBONE OVER THE FALLEN PHILISTINES Terracotta modeled with the semi-draped youth amidst the bodies of centurions and others; 15 1/4 x 11 x 11 in.
• BRONZE MODEL OF A SKULLWith a
  BRONZE MODEL OF A SKULLWith a detachable jaw bone. 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.,
• NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE
  NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE GAME BOX EARLY 19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 1.75”. LENGTH 3.5”. WIDTH 3”.NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE GAME BOX, Early 19th Century, In the form of a bed. Non-matching dominoes. Dimensions: Height 1.75". Length 3.5". Width 3".
• Carved Wooden Warrior and
  Carved Wooden Warrior and Prisoner Netsuke The netsuke is signed on the bottom translated as "Syo SAI." It depicts a warrior with what appears to be a prisoner both with arms raised. Signed under the foot.