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19th Century Ships Diorama Abersoch
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19th Century Ships Diorama Abersoch

19th century
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A rather charming primitive ships diorama from the fishermans cottages, abersoch; in period mount set in blue skies with clouds to the background, impressive 4 masted ship, plenty of fine detail to the rigging and deck. Accompanied by smaller vessel alongside and lighthouse in the foreground. Bought as seen condition as per photos, frame worn, some putty missing to the interior, otherwise lovely folk art feature piece.

Dimensions:

58cm tall

75cm long

14cm deep

Physical Dimensions
Height
58cm (22.83")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
14cm (5.51")
Declaration

Abersoch Antiques has dated this Antique Maritime Ship Diorama to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1242075
Dealers Internal Reference
DIORAMA ABERSOCH
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Description
A rather charming primitive ships diorama from the fishermans cottages, abersoch; in period mount set in blue skies with clouds to the background, impressive 4 masted ship, plenty of fine detail to the rigging and deck. Accompanied by smaller vessel alongside and lighthouse in the foreground.
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Bought as seen condition as per photos, frame worn, some putty missing to the interior, otherwise lovely folk art feature piece.
Abersoch Antiques

Dimensions:

58cm tall

75cm long

14cm deep

Height
58cm (22.83")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
14cm (5.51")
Date of Manufacture

Abersoch Antiques has dated this Antique Maritime Ship Diorama to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1242075
Dealers Internal Ref
DIORAMA ABERSOCH
Abersoch Antiques
Abersoch Antiques
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Welsh country furniture, treen ,longcase clocks, gold & silver

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A 19th-century framed glass diorama featuring a three-masted sailing ship, a smaller vessel, and a lighthouse set against a painted sea and sky background.
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Archive I A 19th-century framed glass diorama featuring a three-masted sailing ship, a smaller vessel, and a lighthouse set against a painted sea and sky background.

19th Century Ships Diorama Abersoch

Archive II A 19th-century framed glass diorama featuring a three-masted sailing ship, a smaller vessel, and a lighthouse set against a painted sea and sky background. View II
Archive III A 19th-century framed glass diorama featuring a three-masted sailing ship, a smaller vessel, and a lighthouse set against a painted sea and sky background. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century framed glass diorama featuring a three-masted sailing ship, a smaller vessel, and a lighthouse set against a painted sea and sky background. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century framed glass diorama featuring a three-masted sailing ship, a smaller vessel, and a lighthouse set against a painted sea and sky background. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century framed glass diorama featuring a three-masted sailing ship, a smaller vessel, and a lighthouse set against a painted sea and sky background. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century framed glass diorama featuring a three-masted sailing ship, a smaller vessel, and a lighthouse set against a painted sea and sky background. View VII
Archive VIII A 19th-century framed glass diorama featuring a three-masted sailing ship, a smaller vessel, and a lighthouse set against a painted sea and sky background. View VIII
Archive IX A 19th-century framed glass diorama featuring a three-masted sailing ship, a smaller vessel, and a lighthouse set against a painted sea and sky background. View IX
Archive X A 19th-century framed glass diorama featuring a three-masted sailing ship, a smaller vessel, and a lighthouse set against a painted sea and sky background. View X
Archive XI A 19th-century framed glass diorama featuring a three-masted sailing ship, a smaller vessel, and a lighthouse set against a painted sea and sky background. View XI
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Abersoch Antiques
Telephone 07769 710 491 or 01758 613173
Location
10 Penlan Street
Pwllheli
North Wales
LL53 5DH
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/jadams
Verified Since Dec 2010
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Items Sold 43
Abersoch Antiques
Abersoch Antiques
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Location: 10 Penlan Street, Pwllheli, North Wales, LL53 5DH, United Kingdom,
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A 19th-century framed glass diorama featuring a three-masted sailing ship, a smaller vessel, and a lighthouse set against a painted sea and sky background.
19TH CENTURY SHIPS DIORAMA ABERSOCH
Ref: SA1242075
A 19th-century framed glass diorama featuring a three-masted sailing ship, a smaller vessel, and a lighthouse set against a painted sea and sky background.
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  • ObjectShadow Boxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian Maritime
  • MaterialWood, Glass, Paint, Plaster
  • ColourBlue
  • MotifsThree-masted sailing ship, Moulded waves, Glazed shadow box, Lighthouse relief
  • SizeH 58 cm (23 in) x W 75 cm (30 in) x D 14 cm (6 in)

This nineteenth-century Victorian maritime shadow box displays a primitive folk art diorama from the fisherman's cottages of Abersoch. The piece is constructed from wood, glass, paint, and plaster, finished in natural timber and painted blue shades for the sea and sky background. The glazed box contains a three-masted sailing ship with fine detail to the rigging, accompanied by a smaller vessel alongside and a lighthouse relief in the foreground, set against moulded plaster waves. Signs of age include a worn frame and some missing putty to the interior. Measuring 58 cm high, 75 cm wide, and 14 cm deep, this coastal retreat piece is suited for display in a living room, hallway, or study. It works well placed above a sideboard on a wall hook or bracket where the detailed ship model remains visible.

FAQs

A maritime ship diorama is a three-dimensional shadow box display depicting a carved or sculpted vessel positioned within a recreated sea and sky background, popularised during the nineteenth century.

These pieces were typically crafted using a glazed wooden frame housing a wooden or paper-mache hull, cloth or paper sails, thread rigging, and a moulded plaster or putty seascape painted by hand.

Authentic nineteenth-century examples often display natural paint craquelure, period glass with light distortions, hand-carved wooden details, and evidence of historical hand-rigging materials rather than modern synthetic fibres.

A shadow box diorama functions well as a focal point above a console table, integrated into a curated gallery wall, or styled within a traditional study or coastal-themed space alongside framed maps and brass accents.

Keep the piece away from direct sunlight and high humidity, clean the glass with a dry microfibre cloth, and avoid unsealing the back to protect the delicate internal components from dust.
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