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Folk art diorama,

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"Convict Ship Success", inscribed on integral frame "The Best Ship in the World/Built in India - In the year 1790 and this mineture [sic] - made in 1929", inscribed at bottom "Presented to Mrs. Nelley Carney/By Mrs. Blanche Gerst/Built and painted by G. W. Simmons 1939", oil enamel on carved wood, 16-1/2 x 22-1/4 in.; original hand painted and stenciled wood frame. Flaking of interior paint, grime; frame with some flaking, retouch. Provenance: Private Collection, Florida

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