Objects of desire
ICONIC FIGURES
You don’t have to own a tall ship to
covet a figurehead, nor to own one.
Ships carver Andy Peters is one of the
few remaining professionals plying the
art, and as well as fulfilling commissions
for significant restorations and new
builds, he creates wonderful works for
maritime collectors too.
Chieftain, the work on the right, is a
small figure inspired by an original
figurehead depicting a Scottish chieftain
and now held by the Valhalla Collection
in Tresco, Scilly Isles. Nelson (left) is
depicted as at Trafalgar, in standard
Royal Navy uniform for which he had
copies of his medals embroidered. Medal
details are in silver leaf, but the figure is
unpainted to display the grain of the
wood. Although destined for life ashore,
all Andy’s works are made to the same
rigorous spec as sea-going versions.
Prices range from £2,800 to £8,000.maritimawoodcarving.co.ukSAY GOODBYE TO
RUSTY WRENCHES
While other more workaday monkey wrenches
languish rustily in your toolbox, this 8in
marine-proof aluminium bronze die-forged
number will retain its warm glow even after
being dropped into the briny or the bilge.
Vendor Arthur Beale thinks you’ll be so
proud of it, they provide the
option of a lanyard
for hanging it in
plain sight, or a
natty little canvas
bag for those skippers
who are most
fastidious. Either way, it’s
£59 including VAT.arthurbeale.co.ukMALCOLM COCKELL
British marine artist Malcolm Cockell portrays
nautical subjects with a delightful mix of delicacy
and the authenticity of a line drawing from the
draughtsman’s board. The former engineer
has been sketching and
drawing since childhood,
and HMS Ganges, Cutty
Sark, Shackelton’s Nimrod, the
Dragon Bluebottle, Falmouth working
boats, Sunbeams, Cook’s Endeavour and
various RNLI boats are included in his oeuvre.
You can order originals, prints or cards direct
from the artist – or look out for them in shops
around Falmouth when on holiday this summer![email protected]EASTPORT
PRAM KIT
Fed up with searching for
a new wooden clinker
tender, then why not
build one yourself? The
Eastport Pram is pretty,
light, tough, roomy, and
apparently, easy to build
with a Fyne Boat Kit
using the LapStitch
method.
From £1,180.fyneboatkits.co.uk