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95 - A FINE BUILDER'S MODEL OF THE TURRET DECK STEAMSHIP GRINDON HALL, BUILT FOR THE CARDIFF HALL LINE BY WILLIAM DOXFORD & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND, 1908
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£8,000 - 10,000 (€9,500 - 12,000)Sale fees
A FINE BUILDER'S MODEL OF THE TURRET DECK STEAMSHIP GRINDON HALL, BUILT FOR THE CARDIFF HALL LINE BY WILLIAM DOXFORD & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND, 1908 the 44in. laminated and carved hull with lowered boarding companionway, replete with gold-plated fittings as appropriate including railings, bits, ladders, anchors with winches, ventilators, derricks, open bridge with binnacle and telegraph over, water tanks, stayed funnel with livery, lacquered box with decks, lined cargo hatches, emergency steering gear, and other details, mounted on two columns to green plush-lined display base with silk rope border and twin brass builder's plates, contained within rare original domed glass display case -- 25½ x 59½ x 16½in. (65 x 151 x 42cm.) Built for the Hall Line of Cardiff in 1908, Grindon Hall registered 3,712 tons and steamed at a stately 10 kts. Sold to Greek owners in 1920 and renamed Gregorios, she sank on 22 February 1921 off Sabinal Point, allegedly after striking a mine while on a voyage from Cephalonia and Philippeville to Tyne with a cargo of ore. Some sources, however, say the ship may have been scuttled for insurance fraud. Fine original condition - the wing bridge navigation lights detached but included separately.
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