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- Sale 3334
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| Philadelphia
Nov 10 | 6:00 AM EST
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 3334
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$4,000 – $6,000
The ship with engraved brass plaque, "U.S. Frigate Confederacy/ 1778-1783/ Length 154 ft. 970 tons/ Scale 1/150.," cherry custom-made case.
H: 17 in. W: 5 in. L: 22 in. (ship on stands), H: 22 in. W: 13 in. L: 31 in. (case)Note
The Confederacy was launched on November 8, 1778 in Chatham, Connecticut. Commanded by Captain S. Harding, the ship successfully waylayed British ships during the American Cause, and later transported foreign dignitaries to Europe. On its return from the Caribbean in 1781, the Confederacy encountered the British ships Orpheus and Roebuck, and was taken into British possession.
Provenance
Purportedly from the collection of Horace Gordon, Cape Cod, Massachussetts
Pook & Pook, Downingtown, Pennsylvania, January 5, 2007, lot 233
A private New Jersey collection.
