SANTA MARIA WOODEN MODEL SHIP - MID 20TH CENTURY EUROPEAN CRAFTSMANSHIP

A FINELY DETAILED WOODEN MODEL OF THE HISTORIC SANTA MARIA, THE FLAGSHIP OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS'S 1492 VOYAGE. THIS THREE-MASTED CARAVEL FEATURES AUTHENTIC PERIOD-APPROPRIATE RIGGING, FABRIC SAILS WITH HAND-PAINTED CROSS EMBLEMS, AND CAREFULLY CRAFTED WOODEN HULL CONSTRUCTION.

CONSTRUCTION AND DETAILS:
- PRIMARY HULL: SOLID WOOD CONSTRUCTION WITH NATURAL TIMBER PATINA
- SAILS: CREAM-COLOURED FABRIC WITH RED AND GREEN PAINTED CROSSES, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE HISTORICAL VESSEL
- RIGGING: COMPLETE ROPE RIGGING WITH WOODEN PULLEY BLOCKS THROUGHOUT
- MASTS: THREE WOODEN MASTS WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE PROPORTIONS
- HARDWARE: METAL FITTINGS INCLUDING ANCHOR, CHAIN, AND DECORATIVE ELEMENTS
- FLAGS: RED PENNANT AND BLACK FLAGS AT MAST HEADS
- DISPLAY STAND: WOODEN BASE WITH BRASS NAMEPLATE READING 'SANTA MARIA'

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT (INCLUDING MASTS): 42 AND CM
- WIDTH (BEAM): 45 CM
- DEPTH (HULL LENGTH): 13 CM

CONDITION: GOOD OVERALL CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THE WOODEN HULL DISPLAYS NATURAL PATINA AND MINOR SURFACE WEAR FROM HANDLING AND DISPLAY. FABRIC SAILS SHOW LIGHT SOILING AND MINOR CREASING. ALL RIGGING APPEARS ORIGINAL AND SECURE. METAL HARDWARE EXHIBITS APPROPRIATE OXIDATION PATINA. THE WOODEN DISPLAY STAND SHOWS WEATHERING CONSISTENT WITH MID-20TH CENTURY MANUFACTURE AND USE. NO SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OR REPAIRS EVIDENT.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THIS MODEL REPRESENTS QUALITY EUROPEAN CRAFTSMANSHIP TYPICAL OF MID-20TH CENTURY MARITIME MODEL PRODUCTION, LIKELY PRODUCED FOR THE EDUCATIONAL OR DECORATIVE MARKET.

THIS SANTA MARIA MODEL EXEMPLIFIES THE DETAILED SHIP MODELLING TRADITION AND WOULD APPEAL TO MARITIME HISTORY ENTHUSIASTS, MODEL SHIP COLLECTORS, AND THOSE INTERESTED IN THE AGE OF EXPLORATION.

Item Size: Height: 42cm, Width: 45cm, Depth: 13cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548772+3

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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