Lot 331

FOLK ART CASED SHIP DIORAMA
19TH CENTURY

Auction: Lots 1 - 353 | 15 May at 10am
£1,386
Description
with a three-masted sailing ship resting on the back of a large fish, raised on a galleried platform and spiral carved frame; the ship flanked by parcel gilt serpent entwined columns surmounted by unicorns, accompanied either side by white painted large stylised figures of Britannia and a heralding angel, with figures of sailors, a cat, and other creatures, in an ebonised case
Dimensions
48cm high, 65.5cm wide, 27.2cm deep
