WOODEN MODEL SAILING SHIP WITH CANVAS SAILS - MID-20TH CENTURY

A CHARMING HAND-CRAFTED WOODEN MODEL SAILING SHIP FEATURING AUTHENTIC CANVAS SAILS AND DETAILED WOODEN CONSTRUCTION. THIS THREE-MASTED VESSEL DISPLAYS TRADITIONAL SHIPBUILDING CHARACTERISTICS WITH CAREFULLY RIGGED STRING LINES AND WOODEN MASTS POSITIONED AT REALISTIC ANGLES.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY STRUCTURE: SOLID WOODEN HULL WITH PAINTED FINISH IN DARK NAVY BLUE WITH GREEN STRIPE DETAIL
- SAILS: CREAM-COLOURED CANVAS SAILS MOUNTED ON WOODEN MASTS WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE RIGGING
- RIGGING: HAND-TIED STRING LINES THROUGHOUT, DEMONSTRATING TRADITIONAL MODEL-MAKING TECHNIQUES
- MASTS: THREE WOODEN MASTS OF GRADUATED HEIGHTS, SECURELY FASTENED
- FITTINGS: BRASS OR METAL HARDWARE INCLUDING ANCHOR DETAIL
- DISPLAY BASE: WOODEN BASE WITH ANCHOR MOTIF PAINTED OR CARVED DETAIL

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT (INCLUDING MASTS): 23 CM
- WIDTH: 23 CM
- DEPTH: 6 CM

CONDITION: FAIR FOR AGE. THE CANVAS SAILS DISPLAY NATURAL DISCOLOURATION AND MINOR WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND DISPLAY. THE WOODEN HULL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL PAINT FINISH WITH MINOR CHIPS AND SURFACE SCRATCHES THAT EVIDENCE GENUINE USE AND HANDLING. ALL THREE MASTS ARE STABLE AND SECURE. THE RIGGING REMAINS LARGELY INTACT WITH STRINGS SHOWING APPROPRIATE AGE-RELATED PATINA. THE WOODEN DISPLAY BASE SHOWS WEAR TO ITS FINISH BUT REMAINS STRUCTURALLY SOUND. NO MAJOR REPAIRS OR RESTORATION EVIDENT, PRESERVING THE AUTHENTIC CHARACTER OF THIS VINTAGE MODEL.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFIED ON INSPECTION.

THIS MODEL REPRESENTS THE TRADITIONAL CRAFT OF WOODEN SHIP MODEL-MAKING, POPULAR THROUGHOUT THE MID-20TH CENTURY AS BOTH A HOBBY PURSUIT AND DECORATIVE DISPLAY PIECE. THE HAND-RIGGED CONSTRUCTION AND CANVAS SAILS INDICATE CAREFUL CRAFTSMANSHIP TYPICAL OF THE PERIOD.

Item Size: Height: 23cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 6cm, Weight: 0.5Kg

Broken Front Rig

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548772+5

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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