Ness is the endeared dean of ship model making. He fabricated his models in a manner that is reminiscent of exactly how these ships were built. Other craftsman in the art practiced a more general method of model making where the interpretation of the artist would be evident in the end result as well as a noted “fine tuning” of details meant for display or exhibition appeal.
Boston Harbor Auctions is delighted to announce its first auction of the 2016 season which will take place on Saturday, January 16th at 11 am at the Lannan Ship Model Gallery located at 187 Purchase St. (rear of 99 High St. Tower). The NAUTICAL ANTIQUE AUCTION features over 330 lots including sixty-five ship models, over thirty maritime lanterns, and over forty pieces of seafaring artwork along with other nautical antiques.
In 1840’s, desperate to regain their hold on the tea trade, the British East India Company hired Scottish botanist, plant hunter, and traveller Robert Fortune to travel into China’s interior, forbidden to foreigners, to steal the secrets of tea horticulture and manufacturing. Between 1843 and 1851, Robert Fortune succeed where those before him had failed - the infiltration of China’s interior and the successful transportation of tea plants to India.
Before the Titanic plunged into the icy waters of the North Atlantic, passengers aboard the storied passenger ship may have feasted on corned beef, potted shrimp and dumplings, according to an unusual artifact from the doomed vessel: a lunch menu dated April 14, 1912, the day before the sinking.
The menu, along with several other items from the Titanic’s final days afloat, will be put up for auction Sept. 30 in New York. The crumpled menu is expected to sell for at least $50,000, according to Lion Heart Autographs, the online auction house handling the sale.
