A fine model of sailing ship Vimiera built for Duncan Dunbar, 1851

This wooden model is painted in both light and dark grey with a white gunport band and faux gunports, a golden lion figurehead and the name Vimiera in applied gold lettering on the bow. There are three masts, sparse deck fittings and mahogany rails. The boxwood decks and coach houses are painted with planking and portholes. Set on a mahogany plinth with a plaque stating, ‘Owned by Mr. Duncan Dunbar, London’. Three letters between an ancestor of Sir James Laing’s cousin and the Manager of Deptford Shipyard, Sunderland from 1937 accompany this piece. English, 1851.

Estimate:£8,500

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