1 of 20

2013 Scratch Built ‘Seahorse’ Experimental Petrol Submarine; by Tom Petrusson

Name: 2013 Scratch Built ‘Seahorse’ Experimental Petrol Submarine; by Tom Petrusson
Brand: Tom Petrusson
Rating: 5 (7 reviews)

$4,066.90List Price

About the Item

The large scratch-built submarine in turquoise paint, sitting on a turned wood customised stand, each with brass plaques reading ‘Petrusson Tom 2013 Ironworks’ and ‘Seahorse Experimental Petrol Submarine TP/.Eng.’ respectively, the submarine having rudders, propeller, life buoy, and the tower with gun and periscope, the tower compartment opening to reveal a petrol engine, with the whole surviving from the Tom Petrusson ironworks in 2013. The piece is stable on its stand and has no repairs or alterations to speak of with a petrol motor akin to a lawn mower engine to be found inside which would need attention if it were to run (though we are unsure if it ever has run). There are no missing parts. The stand is original and in good order. Tom Petrusson was born 1963 in Bath, England, to Danish parents. His father was a steam model engineer whilst his mother was potter and painter to the Queen of Denmark and created the Royal Danish blue. Petrusson trained at Rolls Royce-Bristol as an engineer, then went on to train as a blacksmith with Guiseppe Lund and the Iron Art Movement of Shropshire. Later he trained as a shipwright with David Abels ship building company in Bristol. In 1990 he went to France to work as a sculptor and he lived and worked for 16 years in the gas works and forge in Lectoure (Gers). He has had over thirty exhibitions and many commissions, among which the most famous is the Dragon of Toulouse which sits in the Jardin de Japonaise, compains de caferelli, in Toulouse. All very Wes Anderson and a future collectors item that would propel any nautical themed interior into the glory of the mighty ocean deep.

Creator:
Tom Petrusson (Workshop/Studio)
Dimensions:
Height: 24.5 in (62.23 cm)Width: 42 in (106.68 cm)Depth: 12 in (30.48 cm)
Style:
Steampunk (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Metal
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
2010-
Date of Manufacture:
2013
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. Please see description for full condition report and photographs for visual reference.
Seller Location:
Bedford, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 20091stDibs: LU1944315380942

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Steel

Folk Art Scratch Built Boat, Early 20th C

$675

H 23.63 in W 30.32 in D 10.24 in

Early 20th Century Scratch Built Church Model

Located in London, GB

Early 20th century scratch built Church model We share what we love, and we love this scratch-built pine model of a church. Hand carved detail with gla...

Category

Antique Early 1900s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century Scratch Built Church Model

$2,061

H 23 in W 23 in D 12 in

English Early 20th Century Amazing Scratch Built Locomotive

Located in London, GB

Amazing scratch built locomotive We are proud to offer one of the best examples of English early 20th century scratch built Folk Art examples. Modelled on an English steam locomot...

Category

Vintage 1930s British Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Metal

English Early 20th Century Amazing Scratch Built Locomotive

$13,372

H 16 in W 37 in D 11 in

Yellow Submarine

Located in London, GB

Original Japanese film poster for The Beatles 1968 music animation. The art work on this Japanese poster is unique to the films release in Japan. The poster is unfolded and conservat...

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Posters

Materials

Paper

Yellow Submarine

$1,723

H 29 in W 20 in D 0.1 in

Christie's 1910 Scratch Built Child's Pull Along Flying Scotsman Lner 4472 Train

By Christie's

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind scratch built circa 1910 children’s pull along Flying Scotsman LNER 4472 train sold at Christies ...

Category

Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Christie's 1910 Scratch Built Child's Pull Along Flying Scotsman Lner 4472 Train

$4,825

H 15.36 in W 46.86 in D 12.21 in

1970 A History of Magic and Experimental Science

By Lynn Thorndike

Located in Bath, GB

The scarce eight volume 1970 edition of Lynn Thorndike's fascinating history of 'Magic and Experimental Science', with five volumes retaining the exceptionally scarce original glassi...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Books

Materials

Paper

1970 A History of Magic and Experimental Science

$1,861

H 9 in W 10 in D 6 in

Royal Navy Submarine Captains Telescope From Gieves

Located in Norwell, MA

Leather bound British royal navy officers spyglass by Ross London for Gieve Matthews & Seagrove limited. High quality in great condition and exceptional optics. Barrel color is engra...

Category

Vintage 1930s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Royal Navy Submarine Captains Telescope From Gieves

$1,300 / item

H 23 in Dm 1.5 in

The Tom Scheerer Compendium Book by Tom Scheerer

Located in New York, NY

The Tom Scheerer Compendium By: Tom Scheerer Photography by Francesco Lagnese The best work by Tom Scheerer, the contemporary dean of American interior design, presented in a two–volume set with a stunning caning–patterned slipcase Elegant. Restrained. Unpretentious. Sophisticated. Informal. These seemingly contradictory adjectives all characterize the inimitable interior design of Tom Scheerer, who has himself dubbed his style “Relaxed Modernism.” For more than three decades, he has brought his singular touch to city apartments, country houses, and tropical getaways. Each of the dozens of projects compiled in this two–volume set reveals the fierce intelligence, impeccable sense of proportion, and encyclopedic knowledge of design history that inform his deceptively effortless work. In a New York Times review of Scheerer’s first book, Tom Scheerer Decorates, design journalist David Netto...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

The Tom Scheerer Compendium Book by Tom Scheerer

$100

H 12 in W 10 in D 3 in

Tom Scheerer More Decorating Book by Tom Scheerer

Located in New York, NY

Tom Scheerer More Decorating Book by Tom Scheerer Photography by Francesco Lagnese In Tom Scheerer’s second book, twenty of his latest projects are featured, including city houses a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Tom Scheerer More Decorating Book by Tom Scheerer

$70

H 12 in W 10 in D 3 in

Vintage Army Metal Petrol Can

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

An original WWII ex-military war department 2 gallon petrol can complete with original brass screw CAP. The gasoline can has been repainted at some stage, t...

Category