Bidspirit auction | AMERICAN SCHOONER YACHT AMERICA WOOD

AMERICAN SCHOONER YACHT AMERICA WOOD SHIP MODEL, C. 1990 - A scale wooden model of the American racing schooner yacht America (1851), late 20th century, circa 1990. Constructed with a glossy varnished mahogany-toned hull accented by a lighter wood sheer inlay, natural light wood bulwarks, and a planked deck fitted with a slatted hatch grating, companionway house, and open cockpit, the vessel carries two raked masts and a bowsprit rigged with cotton cord stays, wooden deadeyes, and four stitched cream cloth sails comprising a jib, foresail, mainsail, and gaff topsail. Supported on two turned dark wood pedestals above a chamfered rectangular display plinth mounted on the port side with an oxidized rectangular brass nameplate inscribed in black-filled block capitals ”AMERICA / 1851,” and finished underneath with a plain brown fiberboard panel secured by two countersunk Phillips screws. nautical, maritime, sailboat, regatta, clipper, trophy, marine, boat, decor, collectible, seascape. Dimensions L: 34 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Overall good condition consistent with age and late 20th-century manufacture. Varnished wood surfaces show minor handling scuffs, while the stitched fabric sails display light age toning and tiny creases. The brass plaque exhibits natural dark oxidation and pitting, with minor wear to the fiberboard underside.