$646
Painted Wooden Model of the Schooner Bluenose, second quarter 20th century, two-masted vessel with sails, rigging, and carved wood and metal implements, painted black with white trim, (a few breaks in the rigging), ht. 39 1/2, lg. 4 1/2 in. Provenance: Deaccessioned from a Northeastern institution. N.B. The Bluenose was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, March 26, 1921, and won the International Race for Fishing Vessels off Halifax, Nova Scotia in October 1921; in 1922 off Gloucester, Massachusetts; and others. Provenance: deaccessioned from a Northeastern institution. N.B.: the Bluenose was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, March 26, 1921, and won the International Race for Fishing Vessels off Halifax, Nova Scotia in October 1921, in 1922 off Gloucester, Massachusetts,and others.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2002-02-24