Latécoère 521 "Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris" Model, c. late 1930s
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GBP 0 (listed)
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USD 1 082 - 1 623
GBP 800 - 1 200 (listed)
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TypeAutomobilia
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Lot number461
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Description
A very stylish, polished aluminum and copper desk model in the form of a Latécoère 521, the French six-engined flying boat and one of the first large transatlantic passenger aircrafts, first flown in 1935. Detailed with pierced windows, and engines mounted as tandem push-pull pairs with Plexiglas "rotating" propellers. The plane rests on a cantilevered tubular stand, the base made from a modified piston. French, circa late 1930s.
Size: 19 x 10 x 13 in. (48 x 26 x 33 cm).
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