A mid 19th Century French built steam corvette [or "Unarmoured Cruiser"] 'Alexandre' with masts, spars, standing and running rigging and deck details including anchors, catheads, deck rails, companionways, belaying rails and pins, gratings, ventilator, glazed deckhouse with open bridge with double helm, funnel and wing bridges, aft deck light, four Armstrong guns with steps and elevation jacks mounted one at bow and stern and one each side in sponsons and four others mounted in carriages, all with traverse rings, and six ship's boats in davits and other details. The hull, carved from the solid has four blade propellor, rudder and carved gilded cherub, flower and leaf decoration to bow and stern, finished in red, black, white and lacquer (some restoration) -- 29 x 46½in. (73.7 x 118cm.). Stand and display base (later) See illustration
A mid 19th Century French built steam corvette [or "Unarmoured Cruiser"] 'Alexandre' with masts, spars, standing and running rigging and deck details including anchors, catheads, deck rails, companionways, belaying rails and pins, gratings, ventilator, glazed deckhouse with open bridge with double helm, funnel and wing bridges, aft deck light, four Armstrong guns with steps and elevation jacks mounted one at bow and stern and one each side in sponsons and four others mounted in carriages, all with traverse rings, and six ship's boats in davits and other details. The hull, carved from the solid has four blade propellor, rudder and carved gilded cherub, flower and leaf decoration to bow and stern, finished in red, black, white and lacquer (some restoration) -- 29 x 46½in. (73.7 x 118cm.). Stand and display base (later) See illustration
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