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Grosse Jacht Prize Winning Model
£9615.00
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Prizes won 

Silver medal, European Championship, Constanta, Romania,2005.
Gold medal, European Championship, Kavarna, Bulgaria,2007.
Silver medal, European Championship, Timishoara, Romania,2009.
 

Specification of the model: 

The present model is an exact copy of the ship in a scale 1:60 and is made by hand from authentic materials:  walnut pear-wood, metal, cotton the decoration parts are carved from boxwood and covered with golden paint.
 
The model consists of several thousands of details. For example, every gun is made of about 90 parts. Over the gun-barrels are engraved the crown and the eagle emblem of Brandenburg.

For making the model were necessary 3,000 hours of handwork! 
 
History of the ship 
 
The "Grosse Jacht" was also called "Neue Jacht" or "Vergoldete Jacht".
 
It was built in 1678-1679 by G. C. Pechelhering in the town of Kolberg. 
He took as a prototype the yacht of the prince William III of Orange.
 
The "Grosse Jacht" was possessed by the governor of Brandenburg Friedrich Wilchelm and was used for diplomatic missions to London.

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