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Lot 80:
Description
This large-scale maritime diorama features a detailed model of the clipper ship Cutty Sark housed within an oversized clear glass spirit bottle. The three-masted vessel is depicted under full sail with intricate standing and running rigging, deck details, and an off-white hull. The ship is set into a textured blue sea base with painted white caps. A secondary, smaller two-masted gaff-rigged sailing boat is positioned within the neck of the bottle. The glass vessel is an original display bottle for Teacher’s Highland Cream Scotch Whisky, featuring embossed lettering around the shoulder and base reading W. TEACHER & SONS LTD GLASGOW. A small printed nameplate reading Cutty Sark is fixed to the internal base. The bottle retains its original cork stopper.
Height: 22.25 inches
Base Diameter: 5.5 inches.
Condition report:
The item is in very good vintage condition. The internal ship model, including its complex rigging and the secondary vessel in the neck, remains entirely intact and undisturbed. The glass is clear with no visible cracks, chips, or abrasions. There is minor surface dust to the exterior.
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