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Historic Ship Models

Collection of intricately crafted ship models showcasing various designs, including fireships and jolly boats, made from wood and featuring detailed structures.

Coconut-grater stool, mid 20th century, 7 1/16 x 22 x 5 3/4 in. (17.94 x 55.88 x 14.61 cm) (unfolded), Wood, metal, Tanzania, 20th century, Youd be hard-pressed to identify this mysterious, almost dangerous-looking object—unless youre familiar with coconut grating along the Swahili coast of East Africa. Then its fairly straightforward: you sit on the stool and scrape the inside of an opened coconut on the protruding metal blade. The coconut shavings are collected and later pushed through a sieve to make coconut milk. The X-shape of the stool resembles a Quran stand, while the geometric designs show both Arab and Indian influences on Swahili culture.
Coconut-grater stool, mid 20th century, 7 1/16 x 22 x 5 3/4 in. (17.94 x 55.88 x 14.61 cm) (unfolded), Wood, metal, Tanzania, 20th century, Youd be hard-pressed to identify this mysterious, almost dangerous-looking object—unless youre familiar with coconut grating along the Swahili coast of East Africa. Then its fairly straightforward: you sit on the stool and scrape the inside of an opened coconut on the protruding metal blade. The coconut shavings are collected and later pushed through a sieve to make coconut milk. The X-shape of the stool resembles a Quran stand, while the geometric designs show both Arab and Indian influences on Swahili culture.
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Nuragic votive boat. Bronze. 8th century. From Bultei, Sardinia, Italy. National Archaeological Museum, Cagliari.Pommel Plates of Saddle ca. 1520 German. Pommel Plates of Saddle. German. ca. 1520. Metal, brass. Equestrian Equipment-SaddlesSet of small colorful model sailboatsOld dirty wreck isolated in white background. Old wreck - 3D renderPair of Incense Boxes (Kogo) in the Shape of Mandarin Ducks. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. (with tray) 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 5 in. (15.2 cm); L. 6 in. (12.7 cm). Date: 17th century.The Altman bequest to The Met included fifty Japanese lacquers, featuring a group of small decorative incense boxes. Such objects were popular collectibles in Europe during the second half of the nineteenth century, following the eighteenth-century fashion of collecting small maki-e objects as part of aristocratic interior decoration. In East Asia mandarin ducks represent marital bliss and fidelity; they are often depicted on ceramics, lacquers, and textiles as auspicious symbols associated with weddings. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Lluis Ventós / "Pez tribute to Hurtuna", 2006, Sculpture, 34,5 x 49 cm.Two Models of the Floor and Keel of a Twin Screw Steamer, H.G. Jansen, 1864 construction model Two detailed models of the construction of the near the stern (starboard side) for a wooden double screw steam ship with a stern for each screw and two stern. The actual keel bends backwards with both models; On one model a second keel was placed next to the original (three keels if the model had shown the two sides; see NG-MC-1165), on the other model the original keel is forked. Details of the keels, abdominal pieces, seed wood, reinforcement beams, parts of the skin and away can be seen on the model. Netherlands wood (plant material). brass (alloy)Fire Screen. United States, Massachusetts, Salem, 1760-1790. Furnishings; Furniture. Mahogany, petit pointLuteChinese Junks, Asia - Magazine CoversChicken saddle unknownTerracotta sculpture of the legendry artist Himmat Shah Indian Art Master piece Clay for editorial use only Jaipur Rajasthan India Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotoxModel of an ancient Egyptian ship which was propelled by rowing.HISTORIA DE LA NAVEGACION. Maqueta del "REAL FELIPE", buque insignia de la Real Armada Española (1734). Museo Marítimo del Cantábrico. Santander. Cantabria. España.Plate of stoneware, painted in underglaze blue and brown and on the glaze green and pink. On the front a grape rank with two bunches of grapes. Three preen on the bottom. In the style of Kenzan and marked on the outer edge with Kenzan.three dimensional mixed media composition including a boat, by French-Algerian artist Yves Baume; Born 1933Staircase Model, cherry (wood), walnut, Spiral staircase model in English style., Paris, France, late 19th century, models and prototypes, Decorative Arts, Staircase Modeloriginalgetreue Schiffsmodelle, Ausstellung , Verkauf, Werkstatt, Historic Marine , indischer Ozean, Insel, Mauritius, Afrika mcpins *** Historic Marine, exhibition, sale, workshop, Indian Ocean, island, Mauritius, Africa mcpins mcpinsthree dimensional mixed media composition by French-Algerian artist Yves Baume; Born 1933Sledge on wood. Found on the Tomb of the Oseberg Ship. 9th century. Viking Ship Museum. Oslo. Norway.Hausrotschwanz, Haus-Rotschwanz Phoenicurus ochruros, sitzt auf einer Wetterfahne in Form eines Segelschiffs, Deutschland, Bayern black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros, perching on a weather vane in the shape of a sailing ship, Germany, Bavaria BLWS707588 *** Black redstart, House Rotschwanz Phoenicurus ochruros , sits at a Weather vane in Form one sailing ship, Germany, Bavaria Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros , perching ON a Weather Vane in The Shape of a Sailing ship, Germany, Bavaria BLWS707588 Copyright: xblickwinkel/M.xKuehnxLluis Ventós / "Pez tribute to Hurtuna", 2006, Sculpture, 54 x 100 x 4 cm.Three Tweezers 1st-7th century Calima (Yotoco). Three Tweezers. Calima (Yotoco). 1st-7th century. Gold. Colombia. Metal-ImplementsExhibition 5 designers, sculpture by Jupp Ernst (Werkbund)Mandolin. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: Label: 17.8 x 58.4cm (7 x 23in.). Maker: Attributed to Vincentius Vinaccia (Italian, Naples active 1769-1795 Naples). Date: ca. 1770.Neapolitan style mandolin with eight strings in two double courses tuned to the same pitches as a violin: E, A, D, G. The bowlback is made from twenty-one narrow strips of wood with ebony spacers. The peghead and back of the neck are inlaid with tortoiseshell and accented with ebony and ivory inlay. There are ten metal frets. The sound-board pierced with a circular hole, surrounded by a band of red wax, inlaid with ivory and ebony lines. Flat head, with 8 pegs inserted from behind. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.strip, decorated with cloisonné garnets. The strip is perhaps a mount from the cover of a book, probably a Bible or gospel book., from the Staffordshire Hoard. The Staffordshire Hoard is a collection of Anglo-Saxon. Discovered in a field near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England, in 2009. it consists of over 3, 500 items, dated to the 7th or 8th centuries, placing the origin of the items in the time of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia.It is symbolical the staff (antagonism, an opposition, the conflict, contenders, enemies).antagonism, opposition, conflict, contenders, enemies, pressure, voltage, resistance, confrontation, collision, concept, enmity, pencil, subject, object, two, sharp acuteness, wooden, blue, red, color, brightly, large, acute, cone, draw, equipment, graphite, instrument, length, sharpening, single, straight, wood, art, artistic, colored, colorful, colour, design, fun, illustration, space, spectrum, stroke, tools, isolated over whiteOld Ship on a notebook on a white backgroundModel of An IronClad Ram Ship. Polychromed and witnessed block model of a ram tower vessel, the base board is missing. It has the government arms on the mirror and gold-plated carving. The model has a flat deck; It has a ramsteven, round steering, stir with rounded leaves, and two double-leaf screws. The steering wheel stands entirely on the main deck; No build-up are built on the deck, apart from a few roasts and strips, the gunpost with two cannons and a bridge between the dome and the chimney. The railing is double for cage beverage. The model has five sloops in Davits. The seam is completely flat, the hull is a round trip. The model has a tweeding rig with three-legged masts of the COLE system; Standing and walking because without sailing.Illuminated birdcagesilver made showpieces, india Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotoxK XVIIIGranary, Dynasty 11, c. 2009-1998 BCModel of the William Rex. This model shows the appearance of a Dutch warship in the late 17th century. It was made at the dockyards of Vlissingen (Flushing), where real warships were also built. These would have been more than twelve times larger than this model. This ship has 74 guns. The model was displayed in the council chamber of the Admiralty of Zeeland in Middelburg.fred perry ltd headquarters, buckley gray yeoman, london, uk, 2009. a close up shot of the bold sculptural fred perry logo through the glass window