A cased shipyard model of S.S. Burbridge/S.S. Burcombe, 1912

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£24500

A cased shipyard model of S.S. Burbridge/S.S. Burcombe, 1912. This single model depicts two sister ships. It has black painted topsides, pink hull and dark grey decks. There is a black funnel between two white painted cabin blocks with lifeboats on davits. The deck fittings include two cranes, capstans, windlasses, a boarding ladder, etc meticulously rendered in brass. It has twin specification plaques and is raised on four brass supports. It is presented in a glazed mahogany case with turned and fluted pillars on a later stand. Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, fo

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A cased shipyard model of S.S. Burbridge/S.S. Burcombe, 1912

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