Model Boat Watercraft Traditional Antique Hemingway Pilar Wood

  
Model Boat Watercraft Traditional Antique Hemingway Pilar Wood Item OM-50 Dimensions 15H x 7.50W x 27.50L. 15H x 7.50W x 27.50L. This is the model of the famous Hemingway Pilar Boat.

The model was 100% handmade based on the original plan and painted green and black color. Contains many details such as wooden chair, wooden bed, metal railings and metal steering wheel. Come with a wooden stand and ready for display. The Pilar was author Ernest Hemingways prized possession.

The 38-foot fishing boat was built by the Wheeler Shipyard in 1934 and was named after a bullfight shrine Hemingway had visited in Zaragoza, Spain. The shrine is prominently mentioned in Hemingways book For Whom the Bell Tolls. Pilar is also said to be the nickname of Hemingways second wife.

Hemingway, an avid sport fisherman, did most of his fishing with Capt. Gregorio Fuentes on the boat.

Fuentes was used as the fictional character in Hemingways classic novel The Old Man and the Sea. The boat now rests at Hemingways Finca Vigia estate in San Francisco de Paula, Cuba. The boat originally had a black hull, but it has been painted green while in Cuba.

This is a newly made piece in excellent condition. Items noted as Custom-Made are NON-RETURNABLE. South Carolina-based EuroLux Home specializes in fine antiques for regular folks and exceptional antique-inspired, new furniture, lighting, and unusual home accents. Owners Aimee and Greg, childhood sweethearts, hand-select antique and vintage pieces throughout Europe, and carry high-quality, well-made new furniture, lighting, and home decor.

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