Wooden 17th century Spanish galleon: San Juan Nepomuceno
This is a custom model of the 17th century San Juan Nepomuceno galleon. I have taken this ship with me across the Atlantic twice during its construction (Moscow, U.S., Germany)... this took over 6 years to build starting in August 2014 and completing in November 2020. The kit and extra material (not including tools) cost over $1400 over the years. It is made with a boxwood frame internally, and wrapped with planks of walnut, mahogany, boxwood, oak, and even some of the rigging blocks on the anchors I made from a London Plane tree from our street in Paris. The sails are a linen or cotton material I reinforced with acrylic along with the flags I had custom printed in England. The gold Spanish lion figurehead (oak) is one of the pieces I hand carved from a piece of wood from the oak tree in the film Shawshank Redemption (the tree seen at the end of the film) after it fell in Ohio due to a storm in 2016. The ship is 38" long, 16" wide (main mast yard width), and 29 inches tall. It weighs 3.8 lbs total.
I just spent over 6 years building it during my travels overseas and home in the U.S. Having completed it, I wanted to establish a value for it.
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Dear Mike,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
The presented object appears to be a custom made ship model with the measurements of 38" long, 16" wide (main mast yard width), and 29 inches tall. The model was made after the Spanish 17th-century galleon "San Juan Nepomuceno". The model was made handcrafted in high quality of the material and details.
This piece is in good condition and there is no serious damage visible in the images provided.
A fair market estimation would be between 1.500 to 3.000 USD.
This estimate is based on actual recent past recorded auction sales of comparable items. Retail "asking prices" can be higher and may vary.
With kind regards,
Georg
