Sir Harold Dudley Clayton’s scale model of Coquette, 1899

Sir Harold Dudley Clayton’s scale model of Coquette, 1899. This large model is of the 1/12th scale 10-ton Bristol Channel One Design class Coquette: She is fully rigged with furled sails over a simulated planked deck complete with fixtures and fittings. The hull is painted black to the waterline and copper coloured beneath. The whole is raised on a wooden stand and enclosed in a glazed display case which in turn rests on a later mahogany stand with a brass plaque stating “‘Coquette’. 10 tons. 1900-1906. Designed, built and owned by Harold Clayton. L.O.A. 35′-0”, L.W.L. 26′-0”, Beam 8′-9”. Draft 6′-0”. Disptnt. 8.5 tons. Sail Area 834”. 10 Firsts 3 Seconds in 13 starts & in cruising about 12,000 miles. Scale 1 inch to 1 foot.’ Together with a line drawing titled ‘10 tons Bristol Channel Design Class, 1899’ with the names of the yachts Coquette, Qweneth, Wanderer, Droleen and Cuan listed below. English, 1899.

Estimate:£18,500

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