Large ship model by N.C. Decatur, 1941, American, carved and paint decorated wood, string, mounted label states "This ship model built by N.C. Decatur 1936 to 1941", in custom oak and glass display box, 24"h 32"l x 6"w (model) 36"h x 43"l x 16"w (total)

Provenance: From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw

Notes/Literature: Art dealer, connoisseur, and philanthropist Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018) was widely considered to be among the world's greatest collectors of European master drawings, French Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and an early advocate of the American Abstract Expressionists. One of the most respected art dealers of his day, he is credited with placing hundreds of major works into museums around the world, and was the founding member and past president of the Art Dealers Association of America.

Good, well preserved in case, some breaks in string, possibly some minor nicks and losses on close inspection