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Lot 963
Cased Scale Model of the French Warship "L'Orient"
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Custom wooden construction, this three-masted ship-of-the-line is presented under Plexiglass on a wooden plinth with a brass plaque reading "L'ORIENT / 1783 / 1 INCH = 16 FEET / COMPLETED 15 APRIL 1981 / FOR DAN HYNES BY PETER J. BAUER."

Case 19 x 26 x 12 in.

"L'Orient" was the French fleet's flagship during the Battle of the Nile in 1798. While engaged with multiple British warships, her powder magazine exploded in a spctacular blaze of glory.

As built.

$300 - 600