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Scale model of an Italian motorboat from the 1950s

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Scale model of an Italian speedboat 1950s, wooden planking hull, mounted on wood and brass base. Length cm 25 - inches 9.8, width cm 8.8 - inches 3.4, height with base cm 8.5 - inches 3.4. Bon état. Il modellismo navale nasce per motivi religiosi. Not content with the triviality of his own life, man wants another, and an eternal one at that, but the soul - by definition immaterial - needs a means to reach the afterlife; it must cross a river, and to do so it needs a boat. The earliest model is a sixty centimeter silver vessel found in excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq, and dates back to 2,000 BCE. Model making was reborn in the 15th century, again for religious reasons, but this time as an ex-voto, although the most important and valuable models were those built by shipyards: in fact, until the 17th century, ships were not designed with a drawing; length, width, masts, and rigging were decided, and then relied on a trusted shipyard who "by eye" built the ship according to the instructions received. In order to convince the ruler or minister who was to finance the construction, however, it was necessary to show him something, and to show him what the ship would look like, a model was then built, often a large one, and the better it was made, the better it responded to the marketing of the time; often the king fell in love with the model and kept it for himself, which is why many of these models-true works of art-have come down to us and are all jealously guarded in the various naval museums. The last photo is the gift box.

Dimensions:

Height: 3.4 in (8.64 cm)Width: 9.8 in (24.9 cm)Depth: 3.4 in (8.64 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Wood

Period:

1950-1959

Date of Manufacture:

1950

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Milan, IT

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU1020238637422

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