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Lady Liberty Ship Aftcastle Casting

Currency:USD Category:Art / Medium - Sculptures Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Lady Liberty Ship Aftcastle Casting
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Large 81 x 41" half-round early casting from a wood original of what may be an aftcastle for a clipper ship. The original, based upon the 28 stars present, would date to 1845-1846, thus correlative with the California Gold Rush. The piece appears to be about 1900, but could easily have been made for a display at the Pan-Pacific Expo in San Francisco in 1915. It appears to have been made to hang from a wall, possibly above the header, which would thus mark a "grand entrance." We were unable to find any marks on the back of the piece, and it came out of a building in San Francisco,. Lady Justice at left, the Eureka figure at right, Clearly a California piece. State: California City: Date: HWAC# 84845