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U.S. Frigate Essex Model Ship
Auction Date: May 22, 2023
Sold for: $1,230
Lot: 4199
Circa 1920.
On later stand with parcel gilt hand-stitched sails, metal mounted body.
Plaque to base reads U.S. FRIGATE ESSEX BUILT SALEM, MASS 1799 / SCALE 1/81 FT.
Approximate dimensions: 24 1/4 high x 29 long x 10 1/2 inches wide..
Provenance: Historic Filoli Estate, Woodside, CA.
Condition: Some darkening and discoloration to sails. Rudder is loose, and rowboot is loose. Some minot peeling to metal body at stern. Base with some wear. Some loose lines.