Superb Auric Ketch from 1890, Rare Radiguet or Basset Lowke type scientific toy.
The wooden hull is gouje-worked, the wooden masts are fitted with a superb rig with brass fittings and linen ropes.
The fittings, windsock, rudder, windlass, the railing on the bridge are made of brass.
The Steam engine installed in the center of a metal bridge covering two thirds of the Ketch, is complete with its chimney, the filling bell and its whistle;
This group is in excellent condition cleaned and polished decorated with an elegant railing of openwork brass plates. .
The front and rear decks are inlaid with wide mahogany slats.
This ketch is in excellent condition and in working order.
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