America
This artistic ship's portrait is done in the traditional style of late 19th century marine shadowbox paintings. It shows the famous yacht from a starboard side view as she successfully challenges the Royal Yacht Squadron off the Isle of Wight, England, in 1851 - a victory which would win her what has become yachting's most prestigious trophy: the America's Cup. The background painting shows it surrounded by other sailing yachts and a steam yacht passing in the near distance at right. The models are authentically painted per research and constructed in semi-relief from solid wood, with assemblies and miscellaneous deck fittings of metal or wood. The shadowbox has a polychrome hand-painted fair weather sky & moderate sea and is framed for wall mounting in a handsome wooden molding, gilded and glazed.
Class Special, Frame: 29 3/4" L x 16 3/8" H x 4 1/4" D (SDB 2300)

Endeavour
This J-class 1934 America’s Cup Challenger was commissioned and skippered by T.O.M. Sopwith. She was launched in April 1934 and acknowledged to be the most beautiful "J" built to date. This artistic ship’s portrait is done in the traditional style of late 19th century marine shadowbox paintings. The model is authentically painted per research and constructed in semi-relief from solid wood, with assemblies and miscellaneous deck fittings of metal or wood. The shadowbox has a polychrome hand-painted fair weather sky & moderate sea and is framed for wall mounting in a handsome wooden molding, gilded and glazed.
Class Special, Frame: 37" L x 16 1/2" H x 3 1/2" D
(SDB 2008)

Enterprise
The J-class 1930 America's Cup Defender designed by W. Starling Burgess and built by Herreshoff Manufacturing from a starboard side view about to round a mark to defeat Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock V. This artistic ship's portrait is done in the traditional style of late 19th century marine shadowbox paintings.  The model is authentically painted per research and constructed in semi-relief from solid wood, with assemblies and miscellaneous deck fittings of metal or wood. The shadowbox has a polychrome hand-painted fair weather sky & moderate sea and is framed for wall mounting in a handsome wooden molding, gilded and glazed.
Class Special, Frame: 37" L x 16 1/2" H  x 3 1/2" D   (SDB 2005)

LIBERTY
Shadowbox presentation of the 304’ steam yacht at Boston; owned by Joseph Pulitzer from 1908-1912. During WWI she was used by the Royal Navy as an auxiliary patrol vessel and then a hospital ship. Authentically painted in traditional late 19th century-style, with model constructed in semi-relief from solid wood; assemblies and deck fittings of metal or wood.
Class: Special, Frame: 44" L x 28 1/2" H x 3 5/8" D

CORSAIR III
Shadowbox presentation of the J.P. Morgan yacht used mainly to commute between his home up the Hudson River and NYC. Designed by J. Beavor-Webb and built by T.S. Marvel in 1899, she was a twin screw schooner of 304 LOA. This artistic ship’s portrait is done in the traditional style of late 19th century marine shadowbox paintings. It shows the yacht from a port side view lying at anchor at Manchester, MA, c. 1912, and has a polychrome hand painted fair weather sky & calm sea, and hand-painted ship’s name banner and date. The model is authentically painted per research, and constructed in semi-relief from solid wood, with assemblies and miscellaneous deck fittings of metal or wood. Presented for wall mounting in a glazed mahogany wood frame with gold trim.
Class Special, Frame: 43 3/4” L x 28 1/2” H x 3 5/8” D (SDB 2107)

TRUMPY YACHT
Custom made shadowbox of a classic restored Trumpy yacht off the coast of Maine. This artistic ship’s portrait is done in the traditional style of late 19th century marine shadowbox paintings. It shows the yacht from the port side, steaming toward Boston Harbor, c. 1910, and has a polychrome hand-painted fair weather sky & moderate sea, and hand-painted ship’s name banner and date. The model is authentically painted per research, and constructed in semi-relief from solid wood, with assemblies and miscellaneous deck fittings of metal or wood. Presented for wall mounting in a glazed frame with gold leaf molding.
Class Special, Frame: 42 1/4” L x 20 1/2” H x 2 7/8” D - Custom model - Not for Sale

CITY OF HARTFORD
This unique wall-mounted Shadowbox presentation shows the City of Hartford passing Goodspeeds Landing and the Goodspeed Opera House on the Connecticut River . This artistic ship’s portrait is done in the traditional style of late 19th century marine shadowbox paintings. It shows her from a starboard side view under full steam, and has a polychrome hand painted fair weather sky & moderate sea. Also, in the lower right is a hand painted ship’s name banner and date. The model is authentically painted per research, and constructed in semi-relief from solid wood, with assemblies and miscellaneous deck fittings of metal or wood. Presented for wall mounting in a glazed, black and gold painted frame.
Class A/Special, Frame: 29 3/4” L x 15 1/4” H x 1 3/4” D

UNITED STATES
The sidewheel passenger steamship of the New York and Galway Line is shown ca. 1852 in the traditional style of late 19th century shadowbox paintings and per the
famous artistic & perspective framing techniques of James Bard, whose original ship’s portraits documented these colorful vessels of New York. Sky, sea and banner are hand-painted, as is the semi-relief, solid-wood model.
Class: Special, Frame: 29 3/4" L x 15 1/4" H

TUGS OF NEW YORK HARBOR
Shadowbox depicting New York Harbor, c. 1910, with the tugs Madison and New York Central 27. The vessels are shown from starboard and port side views, respectively, under full steam and with a painted fair weather sky and sea Also, in the center is a hand painted ship’s name banner and date. The model is authentically painted per research, and constructed in semi-relief from solid wood, with assemblies and miscellaneous deck fittings of metal or wood. Presented in the traditional style of late 19th century shadowbox paintings for wall mounting in a glazed and ebonized wood frame with gold trim.
Class Special, Frame: 35” L x 15 5/8” H x 1 7/8” D
(SDB 1721)