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- Sale 5994
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| Philadelphia
Nov 12 | 10:00 AM EST
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 5994
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$800 – $1,200
Constructed with a scale of 1:64, fitted with whaling accoutrements and sails, with display case.
H: 7 in. W: 7 1/4 in. L: 22 1/2 in.The Peterhead Whaleboat was an English/Scottish style boat used for hunting Bowhead whales. It differed in construction from American whaleboats used in hunting Sperm whales. The name, Peterhead, came from a fishing port in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Provenance: Property from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Schaefer.
Colin Gray Ship Models, Nantucket, Massachusetts, September 4, 1981, accompanied by photocopy of receipt.
