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Boston Harbor Auctions Boston Harbor Auctions Spring Nautical Antique & Ship Model Auction Saturday - April 30, 2016 Spring Nautical Antique & Ship Model Auction 1: Builder's Model of a Gray Marine Sloop USD 1,000 - 1,500 Builder's model of a motor sailor sloop from the Gray Marine Family in Maine. Model dates to the 1930's. Exceptionally detailed with planked deck, built up cabins, nice spar work with mast, boom, and etc. Larger rudder with curved tiller and prop. Set on brass pedestals into a mahogany and glass display case. Case Dimensions: 21" L x 9" W x 27" H.Weight: 21lbs 2: Yacht Cabin Lanterns of High Quality USD 600 - 1,000 Pair of high quality yacht lanterns with solid copper housing, thick beveled glass panels, vented tops, oil burners with reflectors, and custom fit a/c sockets built into the chimneys.Dimensions: 15" H x 6 1/2" W x 6" L. Weight: 19 1/2lbs (pair) 3: Heavy Solid Brass Ship's Porthole Table USD 700 - 1,000 Custom made ship's porthole table with mahogany table that has a ship's grating shelf and four tapered legs. The porthole is hinged and is fastened with two dogbolts. Dimensions: 28" H x 26" diameter.Weight: 75lbs 4: John Alden Yacht Blueprint of a Cruising Yawl USD 600 - 1,000 Original yacht blueprint by John Alden of Project 573, an auxiliary centerboard crusing yawl shown in a scale of one half inch to a foot. This is a sail plan showing mast and spars, rigging outline, and a profile of the hull showing the cabin. Nicely framed.Overall Dimensions: 36" L x 32" HWeight: 12lbs 5: Tugboat Brooklyn USD 1,800 - 2,200 Cased model of the New York Harbor Tugboat “Brooklynâ€. Details include bitts, bollards, flags, pennants, wheelhouse with controls, lanterns, lifeboat on davits, etc.. Mounted into an inlaid mahogany display case. Dimensions: 33" L x 13" W x 21" HWeight: 20lbs 6: Large Chelsea Ship's Clock USD 1,200 - 1,500 Chelsea ship's bell clock with eight day time and strike mechanism mounted on as brass base with mahogany surround.Overall Dimensions: 11" H x 11" W x 6" face diameterWeight: 13 1/2lbs 7: Framed Yacht Burgee, Owner's Flag USD 300 - 600 Framed swallow tail yacht owner's burgee flag. Red, white, and blue in color. Blue star in a white field with blue and red stripes. Fitted to a shadow box frame.Overall Dimensions: 44" L x 29" HWeight: 15lbs 8: Brass Bound Ship's Campaign Chest USD 400 - 800 Brass bound ship's campaign chest with hinged top, brass carry handles, keyhole, and etc. Varnish finish.Dimensions: 25 1/2" L x 16" W x 16 1/2" HWeight: 40lbs Bid Live Online at LiveAuctioneers.com Page 1 Spring Nautical Antique & Ship Model Auction 9: Painted Sea Chest with Rope Beckets USD 1,000 - 1,500 Sea chest in green paint with red trim and later painted decoration with regard to "America's Cup yacht Viligant". with a portrait of the yacht on the hinged lid. A fine pair of rope beckets are fitted to the ends of the chest.Dimensions: 45" L x 17" W x 17" HWeight: 52lbs 10: Cased Model of American Steam Yacht "Aphrodite" USD 6,000 - 9,000 "Aphrodite" was launched in Bath, Maine in 1898, designed by Charles Hanscom. the long trunk cabin carries six lifeboats and launches. Rigged with three masts, the two foremasts are square rigged. brass fittings include binnacle, wheels, winches, capstan etc. Mounted into a free standing mahogany display case with inlaid marquetry and table with raised panels. Dimensions: 65" L x 19" W x 61" HWeight: over 100lbs 11: Oil on Canvas of Gaff Rigged Yacht USD 1,200 - 1,800 Oil on canvas of a gaff rigged sailing yacht cruising through calm seas with a second vessel off int he distance. The prominent yacht has a clipper bow, grey hull, suit of five sails, American flag, crew, and etc. Mounted to a carved wood frame.On Sight Dimensions: 29 1/2" H x 39" LFramed Dimensions: 36 1/2" H x 47" LWeight: 21lbs 12: "Pier Four" Restaurant Coffee Table USD 1,000 - 2,000 Wood and glass ship's porthole table from the "Pier Four" restaurant in Boston with welded anchor chain as legs and a heavy brass porthole fastened to salvaged ship's timber. An attached brass plate reads Rum Runner "Aristocrat" derelict, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.Overall Dimensions: 48" L x 32" W x 16" HWeight 118lbs 13: Original Eldridge Chart "H" of Boston Harbor USD 500 - 800 Framed Chart of Boston Harbor from 1908 by George W. Eldridge. Marked as chart "H" of Boston Harbor and distributed by Charles C. Hutchinson, 152 State St, Boston, MA. From Lynn to Cohasset, highlights all Boston Harbor Islands, bays, sands, and lighthouses. Mounted into antiqued silver frame. Dimensions: 34" H x 38" LWeight: 14lbs 14: Alligator Tray Table with Cigar USD 1,500 - 2,500 Standing alligator accessory table holding an inlaid hardwood tray with brass gallery. The composition alligator has a cigar in his mouth. Mounted to a thick circular mahogany base. Overall Dimensions: 36" H, Tray 18" W x 17" LWeight: 39lbs 15: Soverign of the Seas USD 4,000 - 6,000 Model of the clipper ship Sovereign of the Seas built by Donald MacKay in East Boston in the 1850's. Hull is painted black above the waterline and copper sheathed below. Rigged with standing and running cords. Deck details include cabins, hatches, bundled spars, casks, kegs etc... Mounted into a mahogany trimmed display case with gold leaf name plate and table stand. Dimensions 46" long x 19" wide x 63" high 16: Copper and Brass Ship's Cargo Lantern USD 900 - 1,500 Copper ship's spotlight with glass lens, mounting yoke, and etc. Rippled cowl design. Dimensions: 22" H (w/ handle) x 20" diameter/Weight: 33lbs Bid Live Online at LiveAuctioneers.com Page 2 Spring Nautical Antique & Ship Model Auction 17: Chrome Skylight Binnacle on Rosewood Base USD 3,500 - 5,500 Chrome skylight binnacle with rosewood base. Gimballed compass by John Hand of Philadelphia. Six sided skylight top.Dimensions: 10" L x 10" W x 28" HWeight: 22lbs 18: Brass Ship's Port Lantern and Quarterboard USD 500 - 800 Carved quarterboard with vessel name "Atlantic" and solid brass boat lantern with ruby red Fresnel lens. Board is varnished and letters are painted gold.Overall Dimensions: 42" L x 12" HWeight: 8 1/2lbs 19: Chris Craft Yacht Hatch Porthole USD 350 - 650 Bow hatch from a Chris Craft yacht. Hinged porthole from the bow deck of a Chris Craft Constellation. Aluminum bars protect the glass port light. Diameter: 20 1/2". Weight: 12lbs 20: Corsair IV USD 4,000 - 7,000 Museum quality model of J. Pierpont Morgan's private steam yacht "Corsair". Complete in every detail. Fitted with six lifeboats and launches. Deck details include benches, skylights, deckhouses with windows, companionways etc.. Brass details include bridge telegraphs binnacle wheel, bitts, chocks, winch, radar, vents, searchlights etc.. The painted hull is fitted with eighty-eight turned brass portholes. Mounted on turned brass columns into a custom free standing mahogany display case with raised panel table. Model dimensions are 96" long x 14" wide x 40" high. Case dimensions 107" long x 24" wide x 78" high. Built at Bath Iron Works, Maine, and measuring 2,142 gross tons, with a registered length of 300 feet and overall length of 343 feet, the Corsair IV was the largest yacht ever built in the U.S. Designed in the traditional piratical look of Morgan yachts, Corsair IV was long, dark, heavy underneath – paler and suaver in the superstructure.When it was ready for launching in 1930, Morgan brought three private railway cars of family and friends up to the Maine shipyards for the occasion.Morgan used her for ten years, mostly on the East Coast, in the West Indies and for trans-Atlantic record-breaking crossings. After an eventful career with Morgan, the Corsair IV was turned over to British Admiralty in 1940. 21: Solid Brass Ship's Bulkhead Lantern USD 500 - 800 Solid brass ship's cabin lantern by National Marine Lamp Company of New York. Arched top with vent, brass oil burner, and round tank. Reflector to rear. Hinged door.Dimensions: 20" H x 10" L x 8" WWeight: 9 lbs 22: British Ship's Lantern by Davey & Co. USD 300 - 600 Solid brass ship's lantern by Davey and Company of London. Square ship's lantern with hoisting handle, vented top, four glass panes, removable burner with tank, etc. Highly polished. From a yacht or ship.Dimensions (not including handle): 15 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 6 1/2"Weight: 5.5lbs 23: Solid Copper Ship's Trawling Lantern USD 900 - 1,200 Solid copper and brass trawling lantern with red, clear, and green Fresnel lenses. Solid brass hoisting handle. Vented top. Hinged door to rear. Fitted with A/C socket. A brass "trawling" badge is affixed to the front.Dimensions (not including handle): 22 1/2" x 11 1/2" W x 11 1/2" DWeight: 20lbs Bid Live Online at LiveAuctioneers.com Page 3 Spring Nautical Antique & Ship Model Auction 24: Copper Ship's Cargo Light USD 800 - 1,200 Large hanging light with copper housing and hood. Glass jug as a bulb cover. Protective bars. Unusual design. Dimensions: 32" H x 16" WWeight: 16lbs 25: 6-Foot Dixie II Model USD 4,000 - 6,000 Museum quality model of the gold cup winning speedboat "Dixie II".
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