Lot # 349
Annual Marine, China Trade & Sporting Art Auction, August 15-16, 2009
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DIORAMA OF THE LAUNCHING OF THE FRIENDSHIP SLOOP "ESTELLA A." FROM BREMEN LONG ISLAND, MAINE, 1905, BY ANNE-EMMANUELLE MARPEAU AND BERNARD LAGNY (FRENCH BRETON, ACT. LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY).
Sold: $7,605.00 ($6,500)
Carved and painted wood and plaster ships with fabric sails, surrounding a rocky coast with lighthouse and figures in celebratory pose, set in a blue painted case with inscribed plaque. Height 9 ½ inches, length 29 ¼ inches, depth 10 inches.