KIADE MAQUETTES MODEL OF AN ITALIAN RIVA ARISTON SPEEDBOAT
20th Century
Kiade is the official manufacturer of Riva models, made from original plans in partnership with the Riva shipyard. Handmade in 1/27 scale. Varnished wood hull with green bottom and red and white bootstripe. Lighter wood decking. Chromed brass fittings including a wrap-around windshield, cleats, flagpole, exhaust pipes, etc. Cockpit complete with wheel, dials, knobs, throttle and marine-grade green and white upholstery. "Riva" and "Ariston" lettering on sides. Displayed at an angle with the bow raised on chromed pedestals atop a varnished wood base. Labeled on base "Kiade Maquettes".
Length approx. 10".
Provenance:
The Property of a Gentleman: The Estate of Peter Goldstein.

Notes:
Boat designer Carlo Riva was most fond of the Ariston, named after a cinema in Milan and made for use on Lake Como, calling it his "lord of the sea". Production of the Ariston began in the 1950s and ended in the 1970s, with just over 1,000 built.

Piece of chrome missing from bow nose. Dusty.

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