HMS BOUNTY WOODEN MODEL SHIP - CIRCA 1950-1970

A FINELY DETAILED WOODEN SCALE MODEL OF THE HISTORIC HMS BOUNTY, THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY VESSEL FAMOUS FOR THE 1789 MUTINY. THIS MID-CENTURY MODEL SHIP EXEMPLIFIES THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF PERIOD MARITIME MINIATURES, FEATURING AUTHENTIC PERIOD-APPROPRIATE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS AND MATERIALS.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY HULL: SOLID WOOD CONSTRUCTION WITH NATURAL GRAIN VISIBLE THROUGHOUT
- SAILS: AUTHENTIC CANVAS MATERIAL, HAND-SEWN AND RIGGED TO SCALE
- RIGGING: PERIOD-CORRECT ROPE AND WIRE RIGGING THROUGHOUT ALL THREE MASTS
- FITTINGS: BRASS AND METAL HARDWARE INCLUDING CANNONS, ANCHORS, AND SHIP'S FIXTURES
- DISPLAY STAND: WOODEN BASE WITH ENGRAVED NAMEPLATE READING 'BOUNTY'

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT (INCLUDING MASTS): 45 CM
- WIDTH (BEAM): 48 CM
- DEPTH (KEEL TO STERN): 13 CM

DETAIL FEATURES:
- THREE FULL MASTS WITH AUTHENTIC SQUARE-RIGGED CANVAS SAILS
- DETAILED GUN PORTS ALONG THE HULL WITH VISIBLE CANNON BARRELS
- ROPE RAILINGS AND RIGGING THROUGHOUT
- CARVED WOODEN FIGUREHEAD AND STERN GALLERY
- AUTHENTIC PERIOD HULL DESIGN WITH CHARACTERISTIC TUMBLEHOME
- WOODEN BELAYING PINS AND RIGGING HARDWARE

CONDITION: THE MODEL DISPLAYS HONEST AGE-RELATED PATINA CONSISTENT WITH A MID-CENTURY PIECE. CANVAS SAILS SHOW NATURAL CREASING AND COLOUR VARIATION FROM AGE AND LIGHT EXPOSURE. THE WOODEN HULL EXHIBITS SURFACE WEAR AND MINOR SCRATCHES FROM HANDLING AND DISPLAY, WITH NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. BRASS FITTINGS SHOW APPROPRIATE OXIDATION. ALL RIGGING REMAINS SECURE AND INTACT. THE WOODEN DISPLAY STAND IS STABLE WITH MINOR SURFACE MARKS. THIS IS A WELL-PRESERVED EXAMPLE OF PERIOD MARITIME MODEL CRAFTSMANSHIP, SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY OR COLLECTION.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFIED ON INSPECTION, THOUGH THE QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS SUGGESTS PROFESSIONAL MANUFACTURE, LIKELY ENGLISH, CIRCA 1950-1970.

MODEL SHIPS OF THIS QUALITY AND SCALE FROM THE MID-20TH CENTURY REMAIN POPULAR WITH MARITIME HISTORY COLLECTORS AND DECORATIVE ARTS ENTHUSIASTS. THE HMS BOUNTY, WITH ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ICONIC STATUS, COMMANDS PARTICULAR COLLECTOR INTEREST.

Item Size: Height: 46cm, Width: 47cm, Depth: 13cm, Weight: 1.5Kg

One Sail Rig Broken

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548772+2

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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