AUTEUR :
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EDITION : 1871
DATE :
COURSE : 0
DESCRIPTION SITE :
Price Realized:
$11,950
A fine scale model of the America's Cup
defender Columbia of 1871
Wm. E. & C. Hitchcock (American, 20th
century)
A very fine, museum quality, model in 3/8": 1' scale with the
hull built up in wood with copper painted bottom, black topsides and a gold cove
stripe. At the bottom of the model is the drop centerboard which is partially
lowered. At the bow of the model is an eagle figurehead and ancanthus decoration
on the stem. The deck is planked and pinned and is fitted in numerous details
which include: anchors, anchor windlass, anchor chain, coils of line
companionways, skylights, deck plates, ships boats on deck with davits, pin and
fife rails, cockpit with binnacle and ship's wheel, wheel house, traveller
bars, and other details. The model is schooner rigged with two masts, bowsprit,
standing and running rigging, turning blocks, deadeyes, booms, gaffs, topping
lifts, halyards and sheets. The model is fitted with a full suit of linen sails
which have the panel seams sewn in, the edges seized, reef lines and other
details. The model is flying the burgees of the New York Yacht Club, an owners
pennant, and the American yacht ensign. The model is mounted on a pair of
stainless posts in a brass framed glass case with a mahogany base.
64 x
17¼ x 57 in. (162.6 x 43.8 x 144.8 cm.) cased dimensions.
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