Important nautical art and maritime collectibles of the late publishing magnate Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) will be sold in the weekend of Jan. 29-30 by Red Baron, the premier auction house in the Southeast along with staggering lifetime collection of ship models.
The Forbes collection will be sold on Jan. 29 while other nautical items and estates will be offered on Jan. 30.
From Antiques-collectibles-auction-news.com:
But it could be argued that Forbes loved sailing and nautical items most of all, since he spent so much time at sea. His around-the-world sailing trips were legendary, news-making events. So taken was he with maritime pursuits that he surrounded himself on land with items that reminded him of the sea. Some of the ship models from his collection include the following:
* A full-hull rigged builder’s model of the British twin-screw steamship the Orontes, built by Vickers & Armstrong, Ltd., in Barrow, England and first launched in Feb. 1929. The model is solid wood with mostly metal detailing and is 14.5 feet in length.
* A full-hull rigged builder’s model depicting the British twin-screw passenger liner the Rangitiki, built in 1929 by the John Brown & Co., Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) for the New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd. The wood and metal model is twelve feet in length.
* A full-hull rigged builder’s model of an unidentified trans-Atlantic ocean liner. The original craft was built (or at least planned) by Palmer’s Shipbuilding & Iron Co., Ltd., in Jarrow, England, and was 450 feet long. The model is 118 inches in length.
* A full-hull rigged display model depicting an eight-oared shell, designed for racing and built to accommodate eight rowers and a coxswain. The model features sliding scats, outriggers, a rudder and eight pairs of oars. It is 5 inches tall by 62 inches wide.
* An original Royal Yacht model depicting the sailing ship the Britannia, first launched in 1893. The model, constructed in 1937, measures 64 inches tall by 53 inches wide.
Malcolm Forbes was a larger-than-life figure who owned Forbes Magazine and lived a lavish lifestyle and was also a collector of fine art, Faberge eggs, hot air balloons, historical documents and Harley Davidson motorcycles.
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