The White House Interior Has Been Graced with the Designs of Esteemed Artisans in the Ship Model Craft for Several Administrations; Bostonian Peter Ness Was One of Them

April 19, 2016 in Antique, Auction, Diving, ephemera, Helmet, New York, ocean liner, Yacht Club

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.

Potted shrimp and dumplings: A lunch menu from the Titanic surfaces →

September 09, 2015 in Antique, New York, ocean liner, titanic, ephemera

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.