Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Lockheed Constellation L749 Delivery Aviation Model with Display Plinth, United States, c. 1950, sheet metal factory model with TWA decals, welded to black metal stand, accompanied by a black plinth and TWA Thirty Years of Service promotional pamphlet copyright 1955, approx. ht. 17, lg. 26, wd. 33 1/2 , plinth ht. 36, wd. 14, dp. 10 in.
Provenance: The collection of Frederic and Jean Sharf
Provenance: The collection of Frederic and Jean Sharf.
Estimate $640-865
Some pitting to metal, fading and loss to decals, two bent prop blades.
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Frederic Sharf, Jean Sharf, United StatesJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
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