PAIR OF WOODEN MODEL SAILING SHIPS WITH FABRIC SAILS - MID-20TH CENTURY

AN ATTRACTIVE PAIR OF HAND-CRAFTED WOODEN MODEL SAILING SHIPS, EACH MOUNTED ON A WOODEN DISPLAY BASE WITH BLACK METAL STAND SUPPORTS. THESE CHARMING DECORATIVE PIECES EXEMPLIFY THE TRADITIONAL MODEL SHIPBUILDING CRAFT, FEATURING DETAILED CONSTRUCTION WITH MULTIPLE WOODEN MASTS, YARDS, AND AUTHENTIC FABRIC SAILS.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY HULL: SOLID WOOD CONSTRUCTION WITH ROUNDED HULL FORM
- MASTS AND SPARS: TURNED WOODEN DOWELS, CAREFULLY PROPORTIONED
- SAILS: CREAM-COLOURED LINEN OR COTTON FABRIC WITH HAND-DRAWN RIGGING LINES IN INK
- RIGGING: NATURAL TWINE AND THREAD THROUGHOUT
- DISPLAY BASE: WOODEN PLINTH WITH BLACK METAL SUPPORT BRACKETS

SPECIFICATIONS:
- APPROXIMATE HEIGHT (INCLUDING MASTS): 15 CM
- HULL WIDTH: 14 CM
- BASE DEPTH: 4 CM
- QUANTITY: TWO MODELS (AS PICTURED)

CONDITION: BOTH MODELS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND DISPLAY USE. THE WOODEN HULLS RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL FINISH WITH NATURAL PATINA. FABRIC SAILS SHOW MINOR CREASING AND LIGHT SURFACE SOILING, WHICH IS NORMAL FOR PIECES OF THIS AGE. ALL RIGGING REMAINS SECURE AND INTACT. THE WOODEN MASTS AND SPARS ARE STABLE WITH NO OBSERVED SPLITS OR DAMAGE. DISPLAY BASES ARE SOLID AND FUNCTIONAL.

CHARACTERISTICS: THESE MODELS REPRESENT THE CLASSIC STYLE OF MID-20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE MARITIME PIECES, POPULAR AS HOME FURNISHINGS AND COLLECTOR'S ITEMS. THE HAND-DRAWN DETAIL ON THE SAILS AND THE CAREFUL PROPORTIONING OF THE RIGGING DEMONSTRATE THE MAKER'S ATTENTION TO NAUTICAL AUTHENTICITY. EACH SHIP FEATURES A DISTINCT SAIL CONFIGURATION, SUGGESTING THEY MAY REPRESENT DIFFERENT VESSEL TYPES OR PERIODS OF MARITIME HISTORY.

DISPLAY AND USE: IDEAL FOR MARITIME ENTHUSIASTS, COLLECTORS OF NAUTICAL MEMORABILIA, OR AS DECORATIVE ELEMENTS IN PERIOD INTERIORS. THE MODELS ARE STABLE ON THEIR BASES AND SUITABLE FOR SHELF OR CABINET DISPLAY. THE PAIR WORKS PARTICULARLY WELL AS A MATCHED SET, CREATING VISUAL INTEREST THROUGH THEIR SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLEMENTARY PRESENTATION.

Item Size: Height: 15cm, Width: 14cm, Depth: 4cm, Weight: 0.5Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548772+6

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

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