Collinge Antiques

Description

Superb framed diorama of Ernest Shackleton’s legendary ship The Endurance. Shown trapped in the ice of the Weddel Sea, its rigging in tatters and several spars cast onto the ice, prior to its eventual destruction in November 1915. Nicely detailed wooden model with name plate, plaster ice flow with powder snow on top, against a painted background with a paper label identifying the scene. Presented behind glass in a wooden case with period oak frame and old brass hanging hoops. Excellent condition.
Dimensions: width 27″, depth 7″, height 19″.

The abandonment of Shackleton’s Trans-Antarctic Expedition after their ship became trapped and was eventually lost to the ice began one of the greatest ever stories of survival against the odds. A epic of endurance seen by many as the last great act of the great age of polar exploration.

Please contact us for more images, delivery and shipping quotes. Alternatively you are welcome to view and collect at our large warehouse showroom in Llandudno Junction, North Wales (approximately 45mins from Chester). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture of all types and have twice been shortlisted for the Home and Antiques Magazine Antique Shop of the Year Award. 01492 580022.