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Lot 781
Sale 916 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Lots 1-410
Sep 30, 2021
6:00AM ET
Lots 411-816
Oct 1, 2021
6:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$1,500
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Lot Description
A Half Hull Wooden Ship Model of the Caroline Nesmith
19th Century
Height 19 3/4 x length 85 x depth 8 inches.
Purported to be the Caroline Nesmith, built in Bath, Maine in 1848. The ship was named for the wife of James Nesmith, part owner of the shipping company Nesmith & Leeds, based in New York City. In 1865, the ship was caught in a storm en route to Liverpool delivering cotton from Mobile. It was wrecked and required the most expensive salvage operation up to that date.
Purported to be the Caroline Nesmith, built in Bath, Maine in 1848. The ship was named for the wife of James Nesmith, part owner of the shipping company Nesmith & Leeds, based in New York City. In 1865, the ship was caught in a storm en route to Liverpool delivering cotton from Mobile. It was wrecked and required the most expensive salvage operation up to that date.