Cased Bone and Baleen Ship Model, planked and pinned hull, carved
bone deck fittings, baleen gun ports, mounted on a maple base with
Plexiglas cover, (minor imperfections), overall ht. 14 1/4, wd. 7 3/4, lg.
22 1/4 in.
$1,200-1,800
Shadow Box Mounted with Miniature Carved Bone Tools and
Household Implements, William Gilman (1848-1911), Boston, third
quarter 19th century, the fabric-lined wall case mounted with twenty-
seven working model carved bone tools and implements including
saws, wrenches, axes, files, knives, garden forks, hearth tools, a
pocket knife, ram figure, three-piece flatware set, crucifix, padlock,
and scissors; the bottom mounted with a miniature cart, drop-
leaf table, wheelbarrow, bench, and a wagon, the side of the box
mounted with an exhibition permit space label for the “Massachusetts,
Charitable Mechanics Association,” dated September 20, 1878, “To
William Gilman/For Exhibit of Bone Carving”; also including three
printed exhibition or trade card fragments reading: “Working Models
Carved From Bone By William Gilman 1801 Washington St., Boston,”
accompanied by seven carved bone items: a sled, knife, screwdriver,
small wheel, two shaped trefoils, and an ivory castor set, shadow box
ht. 16 3/4, wd. 21 3/4, dp. 5 3/4; loose items dia. 7/8-5 1/8 in.
Provenance: William Gilman is the great-great uncle of the consignor.
According to family history and a photocopy of his 1911 death notice
from a probable Putnam Connecticut newspaper, William Gilman was
born in Rutland, Vermont, in 1848, and had a wheelwright shop in
Thompson, Vermont. He moved his shop to Putnam, Connecticut,
which later fell victim to fire. He later had a shop in Pomfret,
Connecticut, married a woman named Mary Carroll, and had four
children. At some point they moved to Massachusetts, as William died
in 1911 in South Boston. His wife and children all resided in Boston at
the time of his death.
$8,000-12,000
Cased Wooden Model of the Sailing Ship MATILDA, late 19th/early
20th century, vessel identified on the stern, with gilt carved dragon
masthead, the hull painted black above the waterline, scribed deck
planking, carved deck fittings, some painted white, mounted on a dark
gray wood base, in a later mahogany and Plexiglas case, overall ht. 20
1/4, wd. 11, lg. 26 in.
$800-1,200
Cased Model of the Sailing Ship MERMAID, late 19th/early 20th
century, the wood vessel identified on the stern with white-painted hull
with green trim, carved and painted wood deck fittings, mounted on a
green-painted wood base further mounted on a later mahogany and
Plexiglas case, (minor losses to deck railing), overall ht. 25 1/4, wd. 7
1/4, lg. 34 3/4 in.
$800-1,200
Painted Wood Model of the Ship LIVERPOOL, 19th century, vessel
identified on the stern, the hull painted black above the waterline
and dark green below, carved deck fittings painted white and green,
mounted on a molded mahogany base, (minor break), ht. 21, wd. 5
3/4, lg. 27, accompanied by a Plexiglas case, ht. 22 1/2, wd. 10 1/2,
lg. 29 1/2 in.
$800-1,200
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Painted Wood Model of a Dory, America, late 19th century, blue-
painted exterior with red trim, yellow-painted interior, (imperfections), ht.
10, wd. 15 1/2, lg. 50 in.
$300-500616.
Ship Diorama, America, late 19th/early 20th century, painted wood hull
and sails, with painted sky and putty sea with a paddlewheel and small
vessel in the foreground, 15 1/2 x 26 1/2 in.
$400-600617.
Diorama of a Screw Steamer, America, late 19th century, wood
vessel, the hull painted black with gilt accents, with carved wood deck
fittings, painted sky and putty sea, (shrinkage crack to background
panel), 20 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. overall.
$400-600618.
Sloop Diorama, America, late 19th/early 20th century, depicting two
painted wooden sloops, one flying an American flag, the other carrying
a pennant inscribed MATTIE C., on a painted putty “sea” with a small
dory, glazed mitered wood frame, 12 3/4 x 20, dp. 3 3/4 in.
$400-600619.
Eugene Grandin (French, ac. 1851-1909)Portrait of the Bark Reunion, Leaving Le Harvre. Signed and dated
“Eugene Grandin Havre 1866,” vessel identified on a pennant. Mixed
media including watercolor and graphite on paper, the vessel shown
flying an American flag, sight size 4 x 6 5/8 in., in an eglomise mat and
molded wood frame. Condition: Small faint stains in sky and water,
not examined out of frame.Note: American Lloyd’s Universal Register of Shipping, 1867, lists that
the bark Reunion was built at Waldoboro, Maine, in 1865 for C. Conery.
She was 457 tons.
$800-1,200620.
Attributed to William Matthew Prior (American, 1806-1873)Portrait of a Young Man Seated Before a Pillar Overlooking a
Landscape at Sunset. Unsigned. Oil on canvas c. 1837, 31 1/2 x 27
in., in a later molded giltwood frame. Condition: Cleaned, restored,
retouch to face, spots on jacket and background, laid down onto
Masonite.Note: Leading up to restoration, the consignor states that the portrait
was found on Nantucket, and was signed and dated by Prior on the
back of the canvas.
$1,500-2,500online bidding at http://www.skinnerinc.com 125