. International studio. MODEL OF A SPANISH GALLEONBY E. W. OTTIE would look at one submitted for purchase. Thisgeneral type of fake model is very easily identi-fied by the knowing amateur. But now andagain one comes on the market that demandsactual knowledge of the ships of theperiod it represents to detect thedeception. Recently such a modelwas offered to an American collec-tor as a genuine old specimen. Itwas in a handsome old Dutch casethat added much to the effect ofthe whole. But when the collectoractually studied the model and sawthat it had a wheel instead of atiller and that themodel o
. International studio. MODEL OF A SPANISH GALLEONBY E. W. OTTIE would look at one submitted for purchase. Thisgeneral type of fake model is very easily identi-fied by the knowing amateur. But now andagain one comes on the market that demandsactual knowledge of the ships of theperiod it represents to detect thedeception. Recently such a modelwas offered to an American collec-tor as a genuine old specimen. Itwas in a handsome old Dutch casethat added much to the effect ofthe whole. But when the collectoractually studied the model and sawthat it had a wheel instead of atiller and that themodel of the Japanese yards were sus- EMPEROIVS BARGE IN LACQUER iir I red, gold and black pended from the (Collection oj Irving R. Wiles) lliaStS by what Jour ninety-Jour SEPTEMBER I 9 2 2 mceRHACionAL scroti©
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