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Thu, Jul 14, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 227

Carved Wood Ship Plaque

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

American, 19th/20th century, three wooden boards supporting a wooden model of a ship, stained and painted with black and gray pigment, with 24 wooden sails, thread ropes and metal rings, two support columns and hanging wire on back, 19 x 28 x 2-1/4 in.

Provenance: Estate of Madolyn L. Nickerson, Highlands, North Carolina

Condition

surface accretion and loss to stain/pigments, loss to one mast, torn ropes and broken structure on back of ship, holes to back board, cracks, water damage, separation and protruding nails on back of piece