PROBABLY ELASTOLIN EARLY 20th CENTURY NOAH'S ARK of fair ove...

Hammer

£300

PROBABLY ELASTOLIN EARLY 20th CENTURY NOAH'S ARK of fair overall genuine condition, with detachable roof and fold-down door/gangway and a plain pine extension (lacks one side support), all raised on four turned wood wheels recessed into the hull, approximately 26in (66cm) long, excluding rudder (detached) and a SELECTION OF EIGHTEEN ORIGINAL ANIMALS, to include wolves, camels, sheep, monkeys, etc. and THREE BRITAINS ANIMALS (22)
C/R-The ark
Door only attached by one hinge, the other hinge and top swivel pin present
Loose inside is a rough sawn L shaped bracket and a loose piece which should fit on to the stern or bow but with broken/ missing fittings
There is a crack to the lower ‘timbered’ body beneath the door
Facing strip of wood missing between the front pair of wheels
The window in the roof with cracks around the joint with the roof and with chips and losses to one side
Animals
Donkey- all legs and both ears restored
Small bear- good
Ram- two legs restored
Ewe- 1 leg re-glued
Camel, one hump, all legs restored and two feet/ hooves missing
Camel, two humps, 3 legs restored and two feet/ hooves with losses
Calf- two legs restored and cracks behind head, possibly off and re-glued?
Calf- 1 leg restored, another cracked and one hoof missing, one ear restored
Wolf- 3 legs restored and one ear missing
Wolf- all legs restored and three feet missing
Dachshund- tail replaced, 2 legs restored and one foot missing
Monkey- 2 legs restored
Monkey, cracks to the feet
Doe- all legs restored
Doe- 2 legs and both ears restored, large hole to the top of the head and body badly cracked
Cat- all legs restored and three feet missing, tail restored
Horse-all legs restored and one ear missing
Horse- all legs restored
All pieces with the usual minor cracks and losses to the paint/ finish

2 britains plastic horses- the larger with cracks and a chip to the tail, the smaller good
White metal cow with head down, unmarked, complete but heavy losses to the paint