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A NAPOLEONIC 'PRISONER OF WAR' BONE AND HORN MODEL OF H.M.S AJAX
ANGLO-FRENCH, CIRCA 1810
A NAPOLEONIC 'PRISONER OF WAR' BONE AND HORN MODEL OF H.M.S AJAX ANGLO-FRENCH, CIRCA 1810 The hull and decks of the model planked in bone with the waist planked in baleen; with carved figurehead in the form of a Roman warrior; flying the White Ensign and the Flag of England; on a straw and wood plinth intricately decorated in geometric patterns and with ball feet; with a mahogany base board with wood plaque inscribed 'H.M.S. AJAX 3RD RATE/ LAUNCHED 1798. SAW ACTION AT AKOUKIR BAY, 1801,/ CALDER'S BATTLE 1805 AND TRAFALGAR 1805, A BONE AND HORN MODEL MADE BY FRENCH PRISONERS FROM THE NAPOLEONIC WARS 1794-1815'; with a mahogany framed glass case 19 x 8 x 13 ¾ in. (48.5 x 20.3 x 34.6 cm.), in glass case