EDWARDIAN SCOTTISH HALF-BLOCK MIRROR BACKED BUILDER'S MODEL OF THE 'SS MORAY FIRTH'
CIRCA 1904
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Auction: Day 1 - Wed 14th May from 10am | Lots 1 to 313
Description
built by Robert Duncan & Co. Ltd, Shipbuilders, with carved laminated half hull, lined decks with brass fittings, mounted to a silvered back board within the original mahogany glazed case, with a laminated wood makers plaque to the centre
Dimensions
117cm wide, 34cm high, 17cm deep
Footnote
The ‘Moray Firth’ was a steel screw steamer cargo ship built by Robert Duncan & Co. Ltd., Port Glasgow, East Ship Yard, Yard No.306, launched on 8th September 1904.