Furniture, Works of Art & Tribal Art - Two Day Sale - 2nd July 2013
Lot 599
A 19th century French Prisoner of War carved wood and polychrome model of H.M.S. Phoebe
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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Description
A 19th century French Prisoner of War carved wood and polychrome model of H.M.S. Phoebe, a thirty-six gun frigate, fully rigged with a planked deck, with brass cannon and a carved figurehead, on a chevron banded stand, with a later title plaque and glazed case, 6½in (16.5cm) high, 8½in (21.4cm) wide, 3¼in (8.1cm) deep.
Provenance: Believed to have been purchased from the Parker Gallery and sold Duke's, 1st June 2006, lot 615.