SOLD - HMS Victory model for sale

[rshousha]

Hi, 

 

You all have probably seen this, but I think it was kind of unusual: 

 

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/a-full-hull-1-48-scale-model-of-hms-victory-a-100-20-c-686470d9a8?evg_experience_id=DHwlW&evg_item_id=686470D9A8&evg_campaign_id=bdOng&evg_block_id=ckoU5&utm_campaign=personalizedRECS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=brand&utm_content=nav_ctrl

[ccoyle]

And the bidding starts at only 500,000 GBP. No, thanks -- too rich for my wallet!

[Morgan]

Is the NMM selling off part of its collection? This is model SLR0513

 

https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-66474

 

That would be concerning if they are that desperate for funds.

 

EDIT - checking Sotherby’s website it has been on loan to the NMM since 1962

 

Gary

 

Edited July 1, 2022 by Morgan

[Blue Ensign]

 The NMM blurb  about this model indicates that it is on loan from a private lender.

 

Perhaps it's the lender who's short of funds.

 

B.E.

[dvm27]

If your name is not Arnold or Henry K. then your chances of purchasing this model are slim!

[Bob Cleek]

On 7/1/2022 at 8:38 AM, dvm27 said:

If your name is not Arnold or Henry K. then your chances of purchasing this model are slim!

I'm sure they got into the game long before the prices started increasing geometrically.   

 

This is great news, actually. It's about time that quality ship models began to adequately reflect their status as fine art. While this is a much later model (1803,) it is still apparently an "Admiralty Board Model," of sorts and it appears its provenance is impeccable. A price point just a tad over $600,000 USD seems about right, all things considered. Such models don't hit the market all that often. Seven years ago, the 12 foot long builder's model of RMS Mauretania sold for $195,922 USD (162,000 GBP.) This is definitely a sale to watch.

 

I'm not so sure about the catalog estimate of 20,000 to 30,000 GBP for a lantern from Victory, though. Bid Now: A painted tin and horn lantern from the Gun Decks of HMS Victory, English, circa 1800 - July 2, 0122 2:30 PM BST (invaluable.com)

 

Edited July 2, 2022 by Bob Cleek

[thibaultron]

Heck for 500,00 pounds I could have a model big enough to actually sail in built!

[allanyed]

Regarding the lantern, was the black silk and gilt tally woven with the ship's name a common practice?

Allan

[Morgan]

To close off some of the questions initially raised it appears that the NMM purchased the model for themselves at auction, thus retaining it.

 

As reported in the May 2023 edition of Topmasts, the quarterly newsletter of the Society for Nautical Research.

 

Gary

[hollowneck]

On 7/1/2022 at 11:38 AM, dvm27 said:

If your name is not Arnold or Henry K. then your chances of purchasing this model are slim!

Or "Elon" or "Jeff"....