Ships, Folk Art, and Whimsey in Bottles

Outstanding model of a clipper ship sailing on a calm sea past a hilly village. The ship has 4 masts and 28 sails and 4 signals flags, a banner and a horizontal blue, white, red flag. The bottom of the ship is red and the hull is black with a white stripe. The ship is highly detailed with raised white bulwarks, red and green bow lights, anchor capstan with black chains, planked decks, 2 large cabins and 2 small. There are 2 lifeboats on deck, 2 galley vents, hatches, stairs to raised decks. The sails and rigging are very well done. The island has a very tall lighthouse and 4 houses and a church and steeple. The model has a paper inside the bottle behind the hill of the village signed by the modeler "R. Ehlert" and where it was made "Prerow."