A builder’s model of the Brazilian passenger paddle steamer Caxias

A builder’s model of the Brazilian passenger paddle steamer Caxias built by Hepple, South Shields, 1912, with a 24in. laminated and carved hull finished in pink below the waterline with grey topsides, lined paddle boxes with gilt paddle wheels, white-lined decks with gilt fittings as appropriate, lined passenger accommodation, boxwood hatches, anchor winch, companionway, top deck with promenade with benches and gilt wire railing with lifebuoys, the roof with stayed funnel with logo, whistle, navigation lamps, mast with standing rigging and navigation light, mounted on four turned silvered columns on a raised plush-lined display board in a glazed mahogany case. English, 1912.

Estimate:£14,000

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