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Fri, Jul 11, 2014 06:30PM EDT - Sun, Jul 13, 2014 06:30PM EDT
Lot 427

Sterling Wright Brothers Flyers

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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, 20th century, scale model of the famous Wright Flyer, which made the first powered flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, 15 of 1000 edition, gilt propeller, figure and engine parts, Paramount Classics, 18.11 oz. T., 3 x 12-1/2 x 6-3/4 in.; in fitted case with wooden base and acrylic case; with Certificate of Ownership lacking one figure, break in frame (possibly old repair), one propeller reattached, cracked arcylic case. Provenance: Private Collection, McRae, Georgia

Condition

lacking one figure, break in frame (possibly old repair), one propeller reattached, cracked arcylic case