SHIP MODEL IN MAHOGANY CASE
19th c. Loch Maree, three-masted ship with gun ports, full sail, glass and mahogany case, ship approx. 19"; case 15"h; 28.5"w
Loch Maree built in 1873, Captain Alex Scott.
The Loch Line of Glasgow, Scotland had a reputation of misfortune. Seventeen vessels bearing the Loch name sank in accidents, disappeared, were wrecked or torpedoed in oceans and ports around the globe. Of the 25 ships in the Loch Line fleet, only five remained and were sold off when the company finally closed in 1911
Three masted ship, commanded by Captain Alex Scott, that sailed from Geelong on 29 October 1881 bound for London. Her cargo was valued at about £150,000, and consisted chiefly of 8,847 bales of wool intended for the February sales. One day out, she was spoken to by the three-masted schooner Gerfalcon and the barque Don Diego, who was in company with the Loch Maree off Kent's Group on 30 October. The Don Diego was bound for Otago through Foveaux Straits, and before entering there encountered a heavy Northerly gale. The sea was very high at the time, and the weather thick, and the vessels lost sight of each other. Expected to arrive in London in January or early February, the Loch Maree never arrived. The ship Mermerus, that sailed from Melbourne on 20 November 1881 came across a huge iceberg as she crossed the South Pacific on her way to the Horn. Floating in the water at the base of the berg was a large quantity of wreckage that the crew identified as having come from the Loch Maree.[3]
Estimate: $500 - $700
Realized: $250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 102 : SHIP MODEL IN MAHOGANY CASE
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