A prisoner-of-war style bone model of the East Indiaman Princess Amelia, 19th century, the three masted ship with standing and running rigging, pinned and planked hull, three long boats on davits, brass anchors, guns and stove pipe, black painted wooden strakes, carved bone figurehead and galleried stern, on stand, 36 x 55 x 16cm (14 x 21 1/2 x 6 1/4in), in later glazed case with brass plaque engraved THE EAST INDIAMAN 'PRINCESS AMELIA' (CHARTER 1809-1819) 38:18 PDR GUNS 1257 TONS LENGTH 165FT. SCALE 1/159 , the case 50 x 73 x 27cm (19 3/4 x 28 3/4 x 10 1/2in) Footnotes: Provenance The Parker Gallery, London. Please note that this item is constructed from bovine (beef) bone, that derives from domestic cattle (Bos taurus), and is not subject to CITES or UK Ivory Act restrictions. However, it is the sole responsibility of the successful bidder to ensure compliance with import regulations and customs requirements for any destination outside of the United Kingdom. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing