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A cased shipyard model of S.S. Burbridge/S.S. Burcombe, 1912

$50,202.56
£36,750
€43,206.94
CA$68,855.93
A$77,389.51
CHF 40,302.42
MX$941,247.89
NOK 515,718.80
SEK 489,053.40
DKK 322,468.14
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A cased shipyard model of S.S. Burbridge/S.S. Burcombe, 1912. This single model depicts two sister ships. It has black painted topsides, pink hull and dark grey decks. There is a black funnel between two white painted cabin blocks with lifeboats on davits. The deck fittings include two cranes, capstans, windlasses, a boarding ladder, etc meticulously rendered in brass. It has twin specification plaques and is raised on four brass supports. It is presented in a glazed mahogany case with turned and fluted pillars on a later stand. Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent. Neither of these sister ships survived for long. Both weighed 3505 tons gross and were built by Richardson, Duck & Co for Burdick & Cook, managers of the Burcombe Steam Navigation Company. SS Burbridge (no. 614) was launched in 1912 and wrecked on the Almadi Reef on a voyage from Beira to London two years later. SS Burcombe (no. 631) was launched in 1913 and torpedoed in 1916. Height: 20 inches (50cm) Width: 56 inches (143cm) Depth: 16½ inches (42cm) Overall height on stand: 53 inches (135cm)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 56 in (142.24 cm)Depth: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1912
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Lymington, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU973040765592

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