This listing is for an authentic hand made replica of the U. The actual date of the folk art model is unknown, but narrowed down to the time the artist was most likely hospitalized between 1930 and 1940. The artist, Steve Petitte, was an Italian man who was recovering at the St Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley, ILL. When he made this and one of the U. Petitte over 20 years ago by a collector. The son indicated that his father made them while he was rehabilitating and there are labels on the bottom with his name and the hospital name. There are, however, no dates. According to Census records, Mr. The model measures 20 inches long by 3 inches wide and 6 inches at the highest point. There are 31 planes and 8 life boats carved in addition to gun turrets and command center. There is a great bit of detail in this work of art. Please feel free to ask questions and I will be happy to provide additional photos if requested. Lexington, originally commissioned as a WWI battleship, was reconfigured to a large fleet aircraft carrier after the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 placed restrictions on the battleships. The Lexington was sunk during WWII and located March 4, 2018 in the Coral Sea. The collector has commissioned me to liquidate some of his more interesting items. I will be listing them in addition to the U. Chicago model in the near future. The Simple Fine Print.. You only pay what it costs to get your item to you safely. Please leave feedback when you receive your item. It lets me know that you received it and are satisfied. Our feedback will immediately follow. Thank you in advance. If we have left any information out of the description or pictures, please let us know. We aim for full disclosure and strive for happy customers. Many of the items I list are for consignors in my historic packing house store. Olde Tyme Florida in McIntosh, Florida contains 6,000 square feet of antique and vintage stuff. Our family has over 50 years of experience in antiques. The item “Hand Carved Wood Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington w Biplanes- Sunk WWII Folk Art” is in sale since Saturday, September 29, 2018. This item is in the category “Antiques\Maritime\Model Ships”. The seller is “catydid” and is located in Micanopy, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Panama, Jamaica.
- Size: 20″ X 3″ X 6″
- Military Branch: US Navy
- Primary Material: Wood
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Type: Warship
- Country/Region of Origin: United States
- Features: Hand Carved
- Time Period, War: WWII