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Lot 312
AN ATTRACTIVE UN-RIGGED MODEL OF THE FAMOUS RACING YACHT AMERICA (1851), POSSIBLY CIRCA 1901, the 25½in. hull carved from the solid with bow decoration and stern eagle, painted deck with cut-away bow-sprit and masts, covered hatch, finely modelled capstan, deck light, companionway and circular cockpit, mounted to two turned columns on wooden base -- 11 x 31½in. (28 x 80cm.), Arguably the most celebrated racing yacht ever built, America was commissioned by a syndicate of New York businessmen who engaged George Steers to design them a schooner based upon the lines of the city's distinctive pilot boats. Launched on 3rd May, 1851, she measured 95ft in length and was constructed of five different woods, mostly white oak. She left American waters in June and, after a brief call at Le Havre, arrived at Cowes on 1st August where she caused an immediate sensation. The now famous race for which the Royal Yacht Squadron had put up a handsome new Hundred Guinea Cup took place amidst great excitement on 22nd August, 1851. Commencing at 10 o'clock, the 58 mile course was around the Isle of Wight and, after a disappointing start, America took the lead at 11.30. She crossed the finishing line at 8.37 that evening, eight minutes ahead of the nearest challenger and, in that instant, achieved the fame which was to remain hers long after her timbers had perished away.,
Lot 322
A FINE BUILDER'S HALF BLOCK MODEL FOR THE IRON HULLED WOOL CLIPPER MERMERUS, BUILT FOR A. & J.H. CARMICHAEL'S GOLDEN FLEECE LINE, GREENOCK, BY BARCLAY, CURLE & CO., GLASGOW, 1872, carved from ¾in. laminated yellow pine with ebonised topside stencilled No.224, simulated gun ports, finely carved scrolled stern, head and figurehead decoration, lined boxwood fore and poop decks, mahogany main deck with cut-away masts and bow sprit, mounted on mahogany display board with suspension hooks -- 13 x 74½in. (33 x 189cm.) overall, Considered a remarkably fine vessel with excellent sailing properties and beautiful lines, she was deemed worthy enough for inclusion in Basil Lubbocks' Romance of the Clipper Ships published in 1930 and was even used by his collaborator Jack Spurling for the frontispiece. Registered at 1750 tons gross, she measured 264.2 feet long with a 39.8 feet beam and depth of 23.7 feet. Given an exceptionally high rig, her three masts carried 35,000 yards of sail - about 3300 more than the four-masted County of Peebles built by the same yard. Over fifty feet longer than Cutty Sark, she was proportionally slim and a crack sailer when given her legs recording crossings from Gravesend to Melbourne of 66 days in 1876 and 71 days from Melbourne to the Lizard in 1872. In 1898 she was sold on and by 1900 was in the possession of Robert Mattsson of Mariehamn. On the 8th December 1909 Mermerus left Fredrikshald bound for Melbourne with a cargo of timber when, three days later, she ran aground off Ranö, 12 nautical miles from Kristiansand in dense fog. During efforts to refloat her she lost her foremast and, when finally freed, it was only her cargo which kept her afloat. Uneconomic to repair, she was sold in 1910 for breaking. Her house flag from the Golden Fleece Line is preserved in the Royal Museum, Greenwich, object number AAA1000., , This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
Lot 325
A FINE BUILDER'S MIRROR-BACKED HALF MODEL FOR THE TANKER S.S. LUMINA, BUILT BY SIR JAMES LAING & SONS, LTD, FOR THE LUMINA SS CO., 1915, the laminated and carved hull finished in pink and black with lowered companionway, white lined decks and superstructure with gold-plated and painted metal fittings as appropriate, two covered boats rigged in davits, cut-away funnel and masts, mounted on a finely-preserved front-silvered mirror with angled bow and stern mirrors within original glazed wooden case with ivorine builder's plate. Overall measurements -- 21 x 92in. (53.5 x 234cm.), Launched in May and completed on 15th August 1915, the S.S. Lumina was a large vessel exceeding over 6,200 tons. Sadly her life was to be an exceedingly short one when she was cornered barely ten weeks later on the 6th November 1915 by U-35 on passage to Malta with oil and sunk by gunfire - there were no casualties though. Her replacement and namesake was launched a year later to the day by Palmers of Jarrow and lasted until 1935.,
Lot 327
A BOARDROOM MODEL FOR THE CARGO SHIPS M.V. DONNINGTON AND DALLINGTON, BUILT BY VEROLME, HOLLAND, 1975, by Unterweser Modellbau, Bremen, the laminated and carved hull with Plimsoll line, bilge keels, bulbous bow and gilt propeller, green painted fore and aft decks with metal fittings as appropriate, covered hatches, white painted superstructure with bridge, gilt binnacle over, covered lifeboats in davits, comms mast, companionways, funnel and other fittings, mounted on wooden display board with maker's label and builder's plate with glazed cover. Overall measurements -- 18 x 61 x 13½in. (45.5 x 155 x 34cm.), Donnington became the Sider Genova in 2007 and the Zehra VIII in 2011 and was broken up in February 2013; Dallington became the Lena Kileva in 2010 and was broken up in September 2015., This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
Lot 120
A good quality late 18th Century style artillery officers uniform Comprising blue coat with red trimmings with individual gold bullion flashes with Royal Artillery buttons, lace sleeves, white metal epoulettes, waistcoat and breeches, white wig with black silk bow, also a collection of buttons. CONDITION REPORT: armpit to armpit 42cm, shoulder to cuff 61cm
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