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A full hull 1:48 scale model of HMS Victory, a 100 gun first rate three deck ship of the line, English, circa 1800
Auction Closed
July 5, 02:05 PM GMT
Estimate
500,000 - 800,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A full hull 1:48 scale model of HMS Victory, a 100 gun first rate three deck ship of the line
English, circa 1800
constructed during Victory’s large repair in 1800-1803 and the only known contemporary full hull model of Admiral Lord Nelson’s celebrated flagship in the state that she fought the battle of Trafalgar
40cm. high, 142cm. wide, 34cm. deep; 15 ¾ in., 56 in., 13 ½ in.
Probably George Green (1767-1849) of Blackwall Dockyard, London;
Messrs R and H Green, shipbuilders of Blackwall Dockyard, London;
Henry Green (1838-1900);
Admiral Sir John Frederick Ernest Green, KCMG CB (1866-1948):
Thence by direct family descent.
Messrs R and H Green, shipbuilders of Blackwall Dockyard, London;
Henry Green (1838-1900);
Admiral Sir John Frederick Ernest Green, KCMG CB (1866-1948):
Thence by direct family descent.