Fine Cased Carved and Painted Model of the Naval Vessel LAFAYETTE, America, c. 1880, with a printed label in the lower corner of the case inscribed "SHIP OF 1776," the model in the form of a naval ship, mounted with detailed carved and painted furnishings, and patriotic and whimsical figures including a gilt eagle figurehead mounted off the bow, the trailboards inscribed with the ship's name, "LAFAYETTE," in gold letters, the sternboard painted with a gilt spreadwing eagle, the hull painted red below the water line, and black above, with a medial white stripe mounted with cannons below a second row of cannons mounted along the deck; the deck is furnished with two large brass cannons facing forward, and a third somewhat smaller cannon just ahead of the rear mast, several sailors in blue uniforms, some seated, others reclining along the rail, with a four-piece band playing behind the cannons, a group of naval officers standing near the windlass wearing dark blue uniforms and three-corner hats, three sentries posted around the deck, and a sailor looking through a telescope off the stern; the spars are well constructed in natural wood with accurate rigging; the bowsprit has a small American flag at the tip, a larger Union Jack above the dolphin striker, and a cat at the base of the bowsprit is staring at a bird sitting close to the tip of the bowsprit; at the top of the foremast is a Union Jack with four stars, an American banner flies from the main mast, an American flag flies from the top of the rear mast, another American flag flies off the gaff, and the gangway board is set on the port side; the painted plaster sea is scattered with two double-ended dories with black hulls pulled up to the gangplank and five sailors with their oars held vertically as well as two seated officers by the stern in a captain's gig with a large American flag off the stern of the gig, and a smaller gig to the right with two sailors rowing an officer sitting in the stern, to the left are three more rowing vessels, one with a formally dressed women at the stern, a dog at the bow and a sailor rowing them with a pair of red, white, and blue painted oars; the diorama is in a metal-mounted demilune case with original glass front and sides, a tin panel on the top leaving the glass sides to view the model, with a molded wood base; the back is fitted with a conforming wood panel hinged at the base for access, the interior of the backboard painted with a green sea with several painted ships along the horizon, and a small round island with a lighthouse and keeper's house on the right, (minor imperfecions), ht. 27 1/4, wd. 36 1/2, dp. 14 1/2 in.
Fine Cased Carved and Painted Model of the Naval Vessel LAFAYETTE, America, c. 1880, with a printed label in the lower corner of the case inscribed "SHIP OF 1776," the model in the form of a naval ship, mounted with detailed carved and painted furnishings, and patriotic and whimsical figures including a gilt eagle figurehead mounted off the bow, the trailboards inscribed with the ship's name, "LAFAYETTE," in gold letters, the sternboard painted with a gilt spreadwing eagle, the hull painted red below the water line, and black above, with a medial white stripe mounted with cannons below a second row of cannons mounted along the deck; the deck is furnished with two large brass cannons facing forward, and a third somewhat smaller cannon just ahead of the rear mast, several sailors in blue uniforms, some seated, others reclining along the rail, with a four-piece band playing behind the cannons, a group of naval officers standing near the windlass wearing dark blue uniforms and three-corner hats, three sentries posted around the deck, and a sailor looking through a telescope off the stern; the spars are well constructed in natural wood with accurate rigging; the bowsprit has a small American flag at the tip, a larger Union Jack above the dolphin striker, and a cat at the base of the bowsprit is staring at a bird sitting close to the tip of the bowsprit; at the top of the foremast is a Union Jack with four stars, an American banner flies from the main mast, an American flag flies from the top of the rear mast, another American flag flies off the gaff, and the gangway board is set on the port side; the painted plaster sea is scattered with two double-ended dories with black hulls pulled up to the gangplank and five sailors with their oars held vertically as well as two seated officers by the stern in a captain's gig with a large American flag off the stern of the gig, and a smaller gig to the right with two sailors rowing an officer sitting in the stern, to the left are three more rowing vessels, one with a formally dressed women at the stern, a dog at the bow and a sailor rowing them with a pair of red, white, and blue painted oars; the diorama is in a metal-mounted demilune case with original glass front and sides, a tin panel on the top leaving the glass sides to view the model, with a molded wood base; the back is fitted with a conforming wood panel hinged at the base for access, the interior of the backboard painted with a green sea with several painted ships along the horizon, and a small round island with a lighthouse and keeper's house on the right, (minor imperfecions), ht. 27 1/4, wd. 36 1/2, dp. 14 1/2 in.
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