Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
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Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century
Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century

Large Half-Hull Painted Model of the Vessel Northbroox, Early 20th Century

Large half-hull painted model of the vessel Northbroox. Early 20th century.

Réf : PFM-1247
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PRODUCT DETAILS

Dimensions en CM 136.0 x 4.0 x 74.0 cm
Dimensions en INCH 53.54 x 1.57 x 29.13 inch
Période 1900–1920
Matériaux Painted Wood

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

This large and impressive half-hull model of the vessel "Northbroox" is a striking example of the painted ship model tradition that flourished in British and French maritime culture from the 18th century through the early 20th century. The half-hull format — presenting one side of the vessel's hull in precise scale, mounted on a backing board — was both a working tool of the shipbuilder and a prestigious decorative object for the ship owner's office or salon. The painted finish, rendered with care in the period colors appropriate to the vessel's era, brings vivid material presence to this three-dimensional representation.

Half-hull models occupied a particular and honored place in the maritime world of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Builders used them to present and refine hull forms; owners commissioned them as proud commemorations of their vessels; shipping companies displayed them as symbols of commercial prowess. The level of detail in such models — including waterlines, boot-topping, and hull coloring — makes them documents of maritime history as much as decorative objects, preserving the appearance of vessels long since passed from the seas. The name "Northbroox" suggests a British or Channel Islands origin for this vessel.

As a decorative object, this model would make a compelling statement in a library, study, or any interior with a maritime or historical theme. Its scale and the quality of its painted finish give it a commanding presence on a wall or shelf, and its subject — a named vessel of the early 20th century — lends it the particular appeal of the specific over the generic. For collectors of maritime antiques and navigational history, it is an object of considerable interest and rarity.

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