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Auction archive: Lot number 43

A scale waterline model of the Italian Lines ship S.S. Rex

Auction 10.02.2004
10 Feb 2004
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$1,434
Auction archive: Lot number 43

A scale waterline model of the Italian Lines ship S.S. Rex

Auction 10.02.2004
10 Feb 2004
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$1,434
Beschreibung:

A scale waterline model of the Italian Lines ship S.S. Rex R. Hughs (British, 20th century) This fine, small scale waterline model, in 1:500 scale has the hull built up from wood and painted in Italian Lines livery. The hull is painted with black and white topsides with the windows and port holes carefully drawn in. The decks of the model are from veneer and are fitted with many details which include: anchors, anchor chains, cargo booms, hatches, ventilators, built up super structures, bridge and bridge wings, masts and rigging, crow's nest, a pair of funnels painted in Italian Line colors, skylights, pools, tables and umbrellas, canopy frames, docking bridge and many other details. The model is mounted on a blue felt sea and displayed in a brass framed glass case with a mahogany base. 24¼ x 5½ x 8 in. (61.6 x 14 x 20.3 cm.) cased dimensions.

Auction archive: Lot number 43
Auction:
Datum:
10 Feb 2004
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, Rockefeller Center
Beschreibung:

A scale waterline model of the Italian Lines ship S.S. Rex R. Hughs (British, 20th century) This fine, small scale waterline model, in 1:500 scale has the hull built up from wood and painted in Italian Lines livery. The hull is painted with black and white topsides with the windows and port holes carefully drawn in. The decks of the model are from veneer and are fitted with many details which include: anchors, anchor chains, cargo booms, hatches, ventilators, built up super structures, bridge and bridge wings, masts and rigging, crow's nest, a pair of funnels painted in Italian Line colors, skylights, pools, tables and umbrellas, canopy frames, docking bridge and many other details. The model is mounted on a blue felt sea and displayed in a brass framed glass case with a mahogany base. 24¼ x 5½ x 8 in. (61.6 x 14 x 20.3 cm.) cased dimensions.

Auction archive: Lot number 43
Auction:
Datum:
10 Feb 2004
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, Rockefeller Center
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