A Massive Folk Art Ship in a Bottle Diorama

This fabulous highly detailed folk art ship in a bottle diorama has been meticulously built in a very large three pint promotional spirit bottle.

It shows an English four mast ship anchored in a Continental coastal harbour behind which there is an incredible array of three dimensional buildings, some quite grand and others mere cottages, over twenty five in total.

The buildings are set onto a steep hillside dotted with trees.

In the neck of the bottle there is a continuation of the scene with a lighthouse and several cottages, the front one having a fenced garden.

From the neck of the bottle there are detailed steps that lead down to the sea in between rocks.

The ship has its original ebonised wooden stand which nicely displays this unique piece.

This is one of the best and most complicated ship in a bottle dioramas that I have seen and offered for sale.

The interior of these bottles including the ship and landscape are all handmade in wood, paper and plaster which have been modelled, assembled, constructed and hand painted through the restricted neck of the bottle.

English, circa 1930

Height 17cm including the stand x width 51cm x depth 14cm

Robert Belcher Antiques was established in 1984 and is a high-quality retailer of interesting, rare antiques and decorative objects. After forty years of shop keeping and maintaining beautiful showrooms, which have been regularly open six days a week, Robert and Wendy have now taken a slightly different approach to their business. Having sold their retail premises, the antique business is now fully online. The picture framing service has ceased to operate because of moving online.

You can contact Robert and Wendy by email or telephone to discuss items from their extensive catalogue of attractive pieces and make purchases. Customers can rest assured that the long-established dealership is continuing to run in an exceedingly professional way, selling genuine and high-quality items which are guaranteed to please the most discerning collector, decorator or homeowner.

All items will be personally hand packaged to a high standard. Small items are extensively wrapped using the best materials and are often double boxed. Items are then shipped with DHL or Royal Mail fully insured and often with next day delivery. Larger items would be personally delivered or sent with a specialist antique delivery firm, or for outside the U.K, a professional shipping company.

Please enjoy viewing their collection of rare and interesting pieces and have the assurance that Robert and Wendy will do their utmost to make sure your experience is exceptional, as has been recognised by many customers who have bought with confidence regularly over the years.

Contact details

Email: robertbelcherantiques@gmail.com

Telephone: 01905 622468

Mobile 07929 011224

07720 607007

Website: https://www.robertbelcherantiques.co.uk

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