Sold for:
$1,230
$1,230
Extensive Carved and Painted Shadow Box Diorama of the Battle of Santiago, America, late 19th/early 20th century, showing eleven warships on a putty "sea" with painted background and applied printed images of Admiral William T. Sampson and Commodore Winfield Scott Sehley, in a molded and varnished frame with identifying label, ht. 30 1/2, wd. 44 3/4 in. Note: The Battle of Santiago de Cuba was fought July 3rd, 1898, and was a key naval battle in the Spanish-American War. It resulted in the destruction of the Spanish Naval presence in the Caribbean at the hands of the American Navy.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-08-10
