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Wooden SHIP MODELS, hand crafted & painted by Piel - $800
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I am selling my collection of ship models, which were handmade and hand painted by
Piel Craftsmen, Massachusetts, made one at a time.
I waited 6 months to a year to collect each one, I also had to pay for shipping.
And some are no longer available, the craftsmen are retiring or dead.
I had to beg them to make one discontinued model for me since it had importance to my family heritage.
Each model is completely finished, handmade miniature of a famous ship and comes
fully assembled. Carved from selected, well seasoned wood, carefully finished and
constructed with infinite patience and skill. Each model comes with a booklet of its history.
Due to the delicate nature of these fine art pieces, I am willing to DELIVER them to
any local address in the LA/SFV/OC area.
Buy BOTH for a special price... $800. Serious buyers please, and no trades.
No need to ask. . . if ad appears, item is still available.
Massachusetts. First US Coast Guard Cutter
The history of the U.S. Coast Guard goes back more than a century and a half. The father
of the Coast Guard was Alexander Hamilton, who asked Congress to provide a fleet of armed
cutters. The Massachusetts was built in Newburyport, Massachusetts, a two-masted
schooner with deep bulwark, long quarterdeck and a square stern. The figurehead was
a bust of an Indian. She served from 1791 to 1798. Model measures 20 inches length
overall and 15.5 inches in height. Hull is white and black, bottom is red. Masts and
spars are stained and white. Figurehead is red and black. Mounted on a mahogany
finish base with nameplates.
Topaz. Represents a small merchant Brig ship built in Newburyport, Massachusetts in
1807, typical of the trading vessels that pioneered our maritime development. Model
measures 17.75 inches overall length and 14 inches in height. Hull is black with
yellow sheer stripe and antiqued bottom. Spars are white, black and varnished natural.
Fittings include six mounted guns, deck houses, finely detailed hatch gratings and
ships boat. Model is mounted on a maple base with nameplate on beveled block.