America's Cup Challenger "Valkyrie III" Aluminum Solid brass Perko onion lamp

Solid brass Perko onion lamp with red globe

Linen sails

Sliding lid top

The 12 o'clock position of the dish shows the New York Yacht Club burgee crossing staff with the Commodore ensign

America's Cup Challenger "Valkyrie III" Aluminum Solid brass Perko onion lampValkyrie III, a keel cutter, was designed by George Lennox Watson and built at the D&W Henderson on the River Clyde in 1894 1895 for a syndicate including Lord Londsale, Lord Wolverton, Captain Henry McCalmont and headed by Lord Dunraven of the Royal Yacht Squadron. Valkyrie III had a steel frame, a hull planked with American elm and teak, and a pine deck. Overall Dimensions: 71" L x 10" W x 72 1 2" H