Model of the ship La Réale (1694), French naval galley - fla - Lot 74

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Model of the ship La Réale (1694), French naval galley - fla - Lot 74
Model of the ship La Réale (1694), French naval galley - flagship of the galleys of France under Louis XIV. Wood, cords, fabric and painted accessories. Designer: Louis Pierlot. Early 20th century - Scale 1/75th Sight size: H.: 51 cm - L.: 88 cm In Plexiglas box, wooden stand (Dim: 61 x 44 x 94 cm) As is References and notes..: La Réale, Epoque de Louis XIV, Septirème, 7 rowers per bench Galère Réale means that the ship belonged to the King. The flagship of the French galleys, called La Réale, carried the flags of the King and his admiral. The galley is the latest form of rowing warship, with 7 men at each oar: the chiourme of convicts in the crew totaled 427 men. Overall length: 170 feet (55.95 m). Beam: 21 feet (7.74 m). 61 rowing benches. 61 oars: 2 lateen sails; 5 cannons, 1 steed and 4 bastards: 12 pierriers. The trinquet tree is planted on the side of the yard; the stern is covered by a tent and the tendelet supported by 2 spars. The sculptures are attributed to Pierre Puget. Brief description of the 1/75 scale model The model took some 2,500 hours to build between January 1970 and December 1971. Each oar requires 34 operations, i.e. 2,074 manipulations for the 61 oars. The flags, pennants, flames, pavesades, todes, mouquets and tendelet are made of silk, with hand-painted gold. There are almost 900 heraldic fleurs-de-lis. and the reduced sculptures took up half the working hours. Designed by Lucien Pierlot (Brussels) As is
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