Group of Three Ships in Bottles

Description:

Group of Three Ships in Bottles, America and/or Continental, late 19th/early 20th century, the first, a rigged three-masted ship flying an American flag, on a painted putty sea, land, and sky backdrop with carved and painted houses and a clock tower; the second, a rigged three-masted vessel facing inward on a molded putty sea with a backdrop at the base of the bottle with a lighthouse, a house, and trees with a small steamer with two smokestacks nearby, mounted on a wirework stand; the third, a three-masted ship with sails and rigging on a molded putty sea, (the first has a break on the bottle mouth),lg. 12, 11 1/4, 11 in., respectively.
Estimate $300-500