£2,000 - £3,000
A BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE TWIN SCREW MOTOR YACHT MARTINETTA BY JOHN I. THORNYCROFT AND CO. LTD., SOUTHAMPTON 1929
with laminated and carved 44in. hull, boarding companionway, lined decks with gold plated fittings, as appropriate, panelled deckhouse with mirrored windows and bell, stage funnel, fitted boats swung out in davits and other details, mounted on three ebonised columns to raised felt lined display base with builder's plate within original glazed wooden base -- 32¼ x 55½ x 18in. (82 x 141 x 46cm.)
Registered at 99 tons, Martinetta survived the hostilities of World War Two, was sold to the Fijian Government in 1971, converted to a research ship with a marginally increased displacement of 105 tons and re-named Vola Silga. She was deleted from the list in 2011 as her existence was in doubt.
good overall condition, some minor corrosion to navigation lamps on wheelhouse, some dust inside glass
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