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A Napoleonic prisoner-of-war bone model of the 100-gun ship-of-the-line HMS Royal Sovereign of the Seas, French/English, early 19th century, 10in x 11in x 3in (25.5cm x 28cm x 7.5cm), the case 12in x 13 1/2in x 6in (30.5cm x 34.5cm x 15cm)
26 May 2020, 14:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £15,062.50 inc. premium
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A Napoleonic prisoner-of-war bone model of the 100-gun ship-of-the-line HMS Royal Sovereign of the Seas, French/English, early 19th century,
three masted ship with standing and running rigging, pinned and planked haull and baleen strakes, two long boats, carved and polychromed warrior figurehead, cat heads, anchors, capstan, bell canopy, gratings and deck house, mounted on rectangular parquetry base with toggle and string for gun retraction, in original mirror backed parquetry straw-work case with hinged and glazed front panel, two hinged doors and brass carrying handle above, the model, 10in x 11in x 3in (25.5cm x 28cm x 7.5cm), the case 12in x 13 1/2in x 6in (30.5cm x 34.5cm x 15cm)
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HMS Royal Sovereign was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, which served as the flagship of Admiral Collingwood at the Battle of Trafalgar.