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Ø A RARE GERMAN SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH, CIRCA 1840
worked over one side and depicting a young sailor dancing with his girl, inscribed over Eduard Schultz / Vergieszmeinnicht ('Do Not Forget') - 4¾in. (12cm.) high
£400-600
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Ø A MID-19TH CENTURY SAILOR-WORK SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH
incised over one side with a view of a reclining nude - 6¼in. (16cm.) long
£600-800
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Ø A SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH OF THE BARQUE JEAN IN A STORM, CIRCA 1908
incised over one side and depicting the Jean battling a violent storm whilst rounding Cape Horn with shredded sails etc., a mother and child (?Mary and the Christ child) looking over them, signed, inscribed and dated Nils / Cap Horn / 1908 - 7in. (18cm.) wide
Built in 1902 by Loire of St. Nazaire, this 2309 ton barque was captured as a prize by the Kaisermarines Prinz Eitel Friedrich on the 11th December, 1914 whilst in passage between the UK and Chile in coal. She was subsequently scuttled on the 5th January 1915 near Easter Island.
£600-800
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Ø A PAIR OF SILVER-MOUNTED SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WALRUS TUSK TIP SECTIONS, CIRCA 1895
possibly converted from a carving set, incised with a fashionable lady and Jack Tar raising his hat, the reverses with silver ciphers for 'AKR' or variation thereof, the roots capped in worked silver - 7in. (18cm.) high
(2, a pair)
£400-600
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Ø A LARGE PAIR OF SAILOR-WORK SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WALRUS TUSKS, CIRCA 1860
each incised over one side and depicting various contemporary persons of note including Napoleon III; Queen Victoria; David Livingstone and other characters including a buccaneer; mother and daughter; a Jack Tar and others - 23½in. (59.5cm.) high
(2, a pair)
Many of these illustrations are pricked out from contemporary sources such as illustrated magazines; the image of the Tar may well be a self portrait.
£1000-1500
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A RECONSTRUCTED ELEPHANT BIRD EGG (ÆPYORNIS MAXIMUS)
of composite reconstruction, comprising parts from two or more examples - 14in. (35.5cm.) high
The elephant birds were giant rarities native to Madagascar. Thought to be extinct for about 1,000 years, it was the world's largest bird, believed to have been up to 3m tall and weighing close to half a ton. The egg volume is approximately 160 times greater than a chicken, their thickness proving durable to the climate, fragments are littered over desert areas of the island.
£800-1200
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Ø A MID-19TH CENTURY SOUTH AMERICAN RIVER TURTLE CARAPACE
the mellowed overall tone with suspension loop behind - 28 x 20in. (71 x 51cm.) long
£800-1200
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EAST INDIA COMPANY LOG OF THE LOWTHER CASTLE, 1833-1834
kept by Capt. Henry Harris between 2nd January 1833-6th May 1834 from London to St Helena, Bombay [Penang, Barbe West, Gaspe Island, Houte's Bay, Peak of Krakatoa] and China, contemporary reverse calf (rebacked, corners defective) - 23¾ x 9in. (60 x 23cm.)
An interesting log book detailing a voyage with numerous crew (a list of 44) and more than a few passengers (3pp) and a severe court martial. Inside front cover is an oval ticket advertising Merchant Books of Accounts Which Sells All Other Stationery. The Lowther Castle was a 1507 ton vessel launched in 1811 by Thomas Pitcher of Northfleet. This log is for her last voyage and she was sold to Thomas Ward for breaking in June 1834
£1000-1500
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EAST INDIA COMPANY LOG OF THE CHARLES GRANT, 1810
kept from Bombay toward England, maiden voyage 7th Feb-7th September 1810, contemporary vellum-backed blue boards (very slightly defective), original sailcloth cover - 14 x 9¾in. (35.5 x 25cm.)
A curious journal of the H.C.S. Charles Grant's description of her only port between Bombay and Dover Roads, at St Helena. There is also a list of the principal officers. The Charles Grant was a 1264 ton vessel built in the Bombay Dockyard by Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia for William Moffatt. Thereafter she served almost exclusively between Bombay and China. In February 1834 she was sold to Hyde Lennox and disappears from Lloyds Register by 1840.
£800-1200
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A GOOD 12-BOLT DIVING HELMET BY SIEBE GORMAN & CO. LTD, NO. 19342 MATCHING
of typical form with front weight studs, spit cock, numbered face plate, air inlet, spring return valve telephone port, exhaust, signed set of braile with wing nuts, fitted internally with chin buzzer and telephone speaker, finished with remnant tinning - 19in (48cm.) high
£2500-3500
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A PAIR OF DIVING BOOTS
unsigned but probably by Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd, constructed in heavy duty leather with brass eyelets, wooden liner with thick lead sole and brass toe cap - 14in. (35.5cm.) long
£300-500
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A DIVER'S TORCH BY SIEBE GORMAN & CO. LTD
signed as per title, the bull's eye lens with protecting prongs - 11¼in. (28.5cm.) high
£80-120
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A COLLECTION OF WRECK-FIND SILVER SPECIE
comprising approx. 53 examples dating from the 17th and 18th centuries for predominantly English currencies for a variety of denominations (mixed condition); together with a few small artifacts also recovered including a fragment of clay pipe, a musket ball, etc
(A lot)
These coins are understood to be have been recovered from the environment of the Scilly Isles in the 1960s-1970s, but the late diver failed to recorded where or when he made his finds
£200-400
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A WORK BOX MADE FROM ROYAL GEORGE BLACK OAK
inset with light oak compass rose inside lid and copper provenance plate dated 1840 - 11in. (28cm.) wide
£300-500
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A STEAM WHISTLE RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK OF THE P.S. FORFARSHIRE WHOSE SURVIVORS WERE SAVED BY GRACE DARLING, 7TH SEPTEMBER, 1838
cast in brass, the domed whistle threaded to steam pipe with outlet under, now mounted to a wooden display board for wall hanging, the whistle - 12¼in. (31cm.) high
Provenance: Recovered and identified by recreational divers in 1978 and allocated Droit Number 229/12 by the Receiver of Wreck in July 2014. A full account accompanies the lot.
Built in Dundee in 1836 and measured at 192 tons burthen, she was 132 feet in length with a 20 foot beam and was paddle-powered from a 190hp. 2-cylinder engine. On 5th September 1838 Forfarshire left Hull, bound for Dundee, carrying both passengers and freight. Early the next morning the starboard boiler sprang a leak and the same afternoon the engines gave out completely in deteriorating weather. Instead of putting into port for repairs, Captain Humble made sail and stubbornly maintained his course until, at about 4 o'clock the following day, the ship ran aground amongst the Farne Islands and broke her back. The stern section sank immediately taking most of the passengers and six crew. The forepart with thirteen passengers lodged precariously on a rock where, just before 5.00am on the 7th September, Grace Darling finally spotted them. It was a further two hours before she and her father saw any survivors and, as he made ready to launch a boat, William Darling realised that he could not manage the task alone. Looking to Grace for assistance, she did not hesitate and the two of them made the perilous journey out to the Big Harcar Rock and rescued a woman, an injured man and three others. Once back at the Longstone lighthouse, Grace and her mother tended the distraught woman and injured man whilst her father and two of the rescued men returned to the wreck for the second time. News of the Darlings' exploits soon became known and before long Grace was the toast of the nation. The Darlings, and particularly Grace, were showered with gifts as well as the medals of various lifesaving institutions but, sadly, Grace did not live to enjoy her fame for long and died of tuberculosis in October 1842 aged just 27.
£1200-1800
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A HIGHLY DETAILED TRAVELLING SALESMAN'S MODEL FOR A SHIP'S STOVE, CIRCA 1812
constructed in brass and steel as in working practice with hinged lined doors, removable ash tray and shelves, slotted pan retainers, hot water tape with valve, removable hot plates, water tank with removable filling hatch and chimney, and maker's label to front inscribe R.W. Patt. 3160 15-20 Men, manufacturer's W. Green & Co. Ecclesfield - 12½ x 9½ x 7in. (31.5 x 24 x 18cm.)
£1200-1800
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AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING SHIP BUILDER AND CARVER'S ACCOUNTS BOOK, KEPT BY KELSICK WOOD BETWEEN 1828-1833
comprising approximately 110 pages of neatly written accounts, each page representing a different named vessel and owner with list of work undertaken and individual costs with total under, the end papers filled with watercolours and doodles with some, smaller, included in the main body of text, first page inscribed 1828 / Kelsich Wood / Maryport with list of watches owned by the family describing make, number and material used, bound in embossed full calf with marbled lining papers, inscribed on cover '2' - 6½ x 4½in. (16.5 x 11.5cm.)
Kelsick Wood (1771-1840) is considered the greatest of the Maryport shipbuilders and is singular for keeping excellent account books, such as the rare example offered here. Another copy dating between 1839-40 is held by the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (SPB/45)
£600-800
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A FINE 18TH CENTURY DUTCH RUDDER HEAD CARVING OF MERCURY
depicted with typical winged helmet, plumes and flowing locks of hair, finished in delicately applied polychrome overall and set on scrolled plinth with securing holes - 11in. (28cm.) high
£2000-3000
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A 19TH CENTURY FIGUREHEAD PROBABLY OF AMERIGO VESPUCCI
carved full length in laminated yellow pine, and depicted wearing fur-lined boots, flowing green robes with belt, clasping a document and holding his chin, mounted on an ebonised plinth - 59in. (150cm.) high (including plinth)
Reputedly the explorer who "gave" his name to America, Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) would be a logical choice of figurehead for an American merchantman. Modern scholarship however regards his account of his visit to the New World as dubious.
£3000-5000
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A BOXWOOD FIGUREHEAD STUDY OF A UNICORN BY ROBERT SPENCE, CIRCA 1925
full length, depicted prancing forwards, the head with metal pin 'horn' - 4½in. (11.5cm.) high
Robert Spence (1871-1964) is considered one of the finest model makers and restorers of Admiralty Board Models from the inter-War era. He owned the original model of St. Albans (now with Trinity House, London) of which he made the near-perfect copy located at Greenwich, and restored many others. This carving is strikingly similar to the equestrian head seen on the Naseby model at Greenwich. The famous portrait artist Frederick Elwell depicted Spence in his studio circa 1938 and which is located in the Beverly Art Gallery
£150-250
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AN EXHIBITION STANDARD KNOT-WORK DISPLAY
by R. Phelan, worked in hemp, cotton cord, manilla, jute and flax and comprising a pair of oversized beckett handles; two bell lanyards; a cat o'nine tails and several others, finished in traditional colours and mounted on a sacking-backed display board with rope edging, engraved brass detail plaques and further data behind - overall 29 x 4½in. (73.5 x 103cm.); together with a porcelain prize winning plate from Great Yarmouth, 2000; and a folder of provenance and data
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£800-1200
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A LARGE SEAMAN'S CHEST
constructed in simulated mahogany with camphor lining, two internal trays and lockable central section, inset ring handle and two wooden side beckets (lacking handles), now mounted on casters - 27 x 42 x 24in. (68.5 x 107 x 61cm.)
£400-600
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A SINGLE CYLINDER MODEL MARINE ENGINE
cast in bras and finished in red with reversing gear and flywheel and mounted on plate to wooden block, 13in. (33cm.) high overall
£350-450
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SLAVERY
an eleven page indenture circa 1820 between Thomas Hartley, Milham Hartley and Adam Cliff on the one part and Robert Scott (attorney for John Simpson) on the other, four leaves for the schedule (a few stains), duty stamps on verso to each leaf - 24 x 30¼in. (61 x 77cm.)
A remarkable document with a wealth of information, giving the slaves' names (and aliases and sobriquets), colour (African, mulatto and quadroon or Creole), age (0-87). Many of the slaves were lent out from their plantation at Trelawney Parish, Jamaica. But by the time of this indenture most seem to have returned (circa 1817-20). One phrase from page 4 of the indenture reads and until such sale of all or any of the said negros or slaves ..
£1500-2500
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MODEL FOR A MARINE MORTAR
the 1½in. bore three-stage 5in. barrel with touch-hole and trunnions mounted into chamfered wooden block secured with hinged arms - 6 x 8½in. (15 x 21.5cm.)
£600-800
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'AMERICA'S CUP YACHT DESIGNS 1851-1986'
autograph copy by Chevalier and Taglang, first edition 1987, numbered 2536, 684pp, with dust jacket - 12 x 17¾in. (32 x 45cm.); together with an autograph copy of American and British Yacht Design 1870 to 1887 by Chevalier and Taglang, first edition 1992, numbered 339; a copy of The Lawson's History of the America's Cup, published by Ashford Press Publishing 1986, number 276/1,500; and a facsimile edition of Dixon Kemp's Manual Yacht and Boat Sailing published by Ashford Press Publishing, 1986
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£300-500
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A CONTEMPORARY SEPIA PRINT BY BEKEN & SON, COWES OF SHAMROCK AND WHITE HEATHER RACING
depicting heeling dramatically, signed and inscribed with title in India ink and contained in original oak frame
26½ x 20in. (67.5 x 51cm.) overall
£400-600
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A CONTEMPORARY SEPIA PRINT BY BEKEN & SON, COWES OF H.M.Y. BRITANNIA RACING
depicting heeling dramatically, signed and inscribed with title in Indian ink and contained in original oak frame
26½ x 20in. (67.5 x 51cm.) overall
£400-600
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AN EDWARDIAN STEAM YACHT DECK CHAIR
with folding mahogany adjustable frame, black studded leather seat - 32 x 25¼ x 38in. (81.5 x 63.5 x 96.5cm.)
£800-1200
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A COLLECTION OF LOOSE PHOTOGRAPHS OF STEAM YACHTS, CIRCA 1930
approximately 107 by Kirk, Cowes, mostly signed and annotated some with ink stamp to reverse or blind embossing, including the recently restored Nahlin - generally 11 x 9in. (28 x 23cm.) each; together with a number of smaller images
(A lot)
£150-250
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A COLLECTION OF LOOSE PHOTOGRAPHS OF RACING YACHTS, J-CLASS AND AMERICA'S CUP INTEREST, CIRCA 1930
approximately 100 by Kirk, Cowes, mostly signed and annotated some with ink stamp to reverse or blind embossing; together with others by Beken and Rosenfeld, named vessels include: Endeavour, Endeavour ll, Shamrock 23m, Shamrock lV, Shamrock V, Velsheda, Britannia, Resolution, Astra, Westward, also including images of racing in the Big Class and Solent competitions (some duplicates) - generally 11 x 9in. (28 x 23cm.)
(A lot)
£150-250
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A COLLECTION OF LOOSE PHOTOGRAPHS OF YACHTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL RULE, 12 AND 8 METRES, CIRCA 1930
approximately 140 by Kirk, Cowes, mostly signed and annotated some with ink stamp to reverse or blind embossing (some duplicates) - generally 11 x 9in. (28 x 23cm.)
(A lot)
£150-250
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A COLLECTION OF LOOSE PHOTOGRAPHS OF SOLENT YACHTS OF THE LARGER SORT, CIRCA 1930
approximately 105 by Kirk, Cowes, mostly signed and annotated some with ink stamp to reverse or blind embossing (some duplicates) - generally 11 x 9in. (28 x 23cm.); together with some smaller images
(A lot)
£150-250
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A COLLECTION OF LOOSE PHOTOGRAPHS OF WEST SOLENT AND LYMINGTON ONE DESIGNS, CIRCA 1930
approximately 112 by Kirk, Cowes, mostly signed and annotated some with ink stamp to reverse or blind embossing (some duplicates) - generally 11 x 9in. (28 x 23cm.) each
(A lot)
£150-250
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A COLLECTION OF LOOSE PHOTOGRAPHS OF SOLENT RACING YACHTS AND DINGHIES, CIRCA 1930
approximately 96 by Kirk, Cowes, mostly signed and annotated some with ink stamp to reverse or blind embossing, including: International 14, "Q" and "H" class Solent Handicap, 30 Square Metre, International Dragon, Redwing, plus various small craft, including an International 10 Square Metre sailing canoe - generally 11 x 9in. (28 x 23cm.) each
(A lot)
The International 14 pictures include early West of England Class clinker built, Gunter rigged variants. Early class numbers were issued in batches, so are not a reliable indicator of age. The "Q" class mostly comprised superannuated yachts of the 6 Metre class, rendered out of rating by virtue of rig or cruising modifications. They often raced with the "W" class. The 30 square metre was one of a group of Scandinavian "Skerry Cruiser" type yachts, with little control over hull design, but restricted to a designated sail area. There were yachts in 15, 22, 30 square metre groups, right up to 75. One yacht depicted in this collection, Tsu Hang, was famously owned by Lt. Col 'Blondie Hasler' after WW2
£150-250
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A COLLECTION OF LOOSE PHOTOGRAPHS OF SOLENT YACHTS OF THE SMALLER SORT, CIRCA 1930
approximately 120 by Kirk, Cowes, mostly signed and annotated some with ink stamp to reverse or blind embossing (some duplicates) - generally 11 x 9in. (28 x 23cm.) each; together with some smaller images
(A lot)
£150-250
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A COLLECTION OF LOOSE PHOTOGRAPHS OF SOLENT YACHTS OF THE MIDDLING SORT, CIRCA 1930
approximately 170 by Kirk, Cowes, mostly signed and annotated some with ink stamp to reverse or blind embossing, including images of Marigold, Dorade, Jolie Brise (some duplicates) - generally 11 x 9in. (28 x 23cm.) each; together with some smaller images
(A lot)
£150-250
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A COLLECTION OF LOOSE PHOTOGRAPHS OF YACHTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL RULE, 7 AND 6 METRES, CIRCA 1930
approximately 111 by Kirk, Cowes, mostly signed and annotated some with ink stamp to reverse or blind embossing (some duplicates) - generally 11 x 9 in. (28 x 23cm.) each
(A lot)
£150-250
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A COLLECTION OF LOOSE PHOTOGRAPHS OF YACHTS TO THE DESIGNS OF ALFRED WESTMACOTT AND OTHERS, CIRCA 1930
approximately 97 by Kirk, Cowes, mostly signed and annotated some with ink stamp to reverse or blind embossing, comprising: X One Design, Seaview Mermaid, Solent Sunbeam, Victory; together with the Yarmouth One Design
(A lot)
Alfred Westmacott (1868-1936) was a small boat designer and Managing Director of Woodnutt's Boatyard at St Helens, IoW. The Yarmouth One Design, produced initially at JS White in Cowes to a design of Harry Longmore, was very similar to Westmacott's X One Design, and the fleets often raced together in the early days
£150-250
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A COLLECTION OF LOOSE PHOTOGRAPHS OF MOTOR CRUISERS AND LAUNCHES, CIRCA 1930
approximately 83 by Kirk, Cowes, mostly signed and annotated some with ink stamp to reverse or blind embossing (some duplicates) - generally 11 x 9in. (28 x 23cm.) each, together with some smaller images
(A lot)
£150-250
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JOSEPH GARDENER STUTTERD (BRITISH/AUSTRALIAN,
1799-1868)
The Great Eastern under steam
Signed and inscribed 'J. Stutterd Nov. 1857' (lower right)
Oil on canvas
28½ x 46¼in. (72.5 x 117.5cm.)
£6000-8000
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A 19TH CENTURY ELSINORE BOWL
with opposing polychrome images of two-masted brigs underway, gilt titles worn but dated '1876' - 11in. (28cm.) diameter
£100-150
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P.&O. PENCILLINGS: A SET OF COLOURED MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES, CIRCA 1910
numbered 1-12 and comprising humorous scenes from the series after W.W. Lloyd, each - 3¼in. (8cm.) square
(12)
£150-250
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A CALEDONIA-PATTERN TRANSFER WARE DISH FOR THE P.&O. LINE, CIRCA 1846
with green toned design, moulded handles, crinkle-cut border and P&O device to centre; embossed to maker's mark and diamond registration number for 1846 to reverse for Ridgway, Morley, Wear & Co - 6in. (15cm.) wide
£200-400
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DVLA VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER P8O SNC [P&O STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY]
front and back plates together with Certificate of Entitlement for transfer of ownership for UK registered vehicles
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£500-800
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A RARE NAPKIN COMMEMORATING THE EMPRESS OF IRELAND DISASTER, 29TH MAY, 1914
printed on tissue by S. Burgess, London, and depicting the ship surrounded by lists of those lost - 14½in. (37cm.) square, contained in a clip frame; together with a contemporary oval photograph of the S.S. Parisian - 7½in. (19cm.) wide
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£80-120
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A PAIR OF SILVER LAUNCHING SCISSORS FOR THE S.S. CORANGAMITE, 1885
the shafts engraved with a depiction of the ship and engraved L.M-S. MEMENTO OF LAUNCH S.S. CORANGAMITE, 15TH APRIL 1885, with London hallmarks for 1879-80 on reverse, contained within fitted plush-lined case of issue (lid worn), case - 8in. (20cm.) wide
Built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham for the Australian firm of Huddart Parker & Co. based in Melbourne, the Corangamite was a general purpose passenger/cargo ship registered in Melbourne at a little over 2,400 tons. Her career was cut tragically short when, on 6th December 1886 she ran aground in fog in the aptly-named 'Wreck Bay' and became a total loss whilst on passage between Melbourne and Sydney with 120 passengers and general cargo
£300-400
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Ø A FINE IVORY LAUNCHING MALLET FOR THE ORIENT LINE'S S.S. OMRAH, 1898
handsomely carved overall, the head inscribed S.S. "OMRAH" / THE FAIRFIELD SHIPBUILDING AND ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED / 3rd SEPT. 1898 - 12¼in. (31cm.) high
A handsome liner of 8,200 tons built expressly for the UK-Australian service, Omrah was requisitioned as a troop carrier in World War I. On the 12th May 1918 she was on passage between Marseilles and Alexandria when she was torpedoed by U-52 forty miles off Sardinia and was sunk with the loss of one life.
£1000-1500
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CHARLES EDWARD DIXON (BRITISH, 1872-1934)
The White Star Liner 'Cymric' steaming off the south coast of Ireland
Signed and dated 'Charles Dixon 1918' (lower left)
Watercolour heightened with white
7½ x 15in. (19 x 38cm.)
Built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, the Cymric was intended as an enlarged Georgic but with the livestock provision converted to emigrant accommodation whilst she was on the stocks. Registered at 13,096 tons and with accommodation for 258 1st and 1,160 3rd class with a crew of 110, her maiden voyage took place on 11th February 1898. Two years later she was used as a troop transport in the Boer War and thereafter she ran the Boston route, but was transferred in December 1914 back to her original Liverpool-New York run. On April 29th, 1916 she departed New York without passengers and by 9th May was steaming 140 miles north west of Fastnet when she was torpedoed three times by U-20 under the Command of von Schwieger, who just one year before had destroyed the Lusitania. Five men were lost with 105 saved.
£2000-3000
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CHARLES EDWARD DIXON (BRITISH, 1872-1934)
R.M.S 'Olympic'
Signed 'Charles Dixon' (lower left)
Watercolour heightened with white
9 x 6¼in. (23 x 15.5cm.)
£2000-3000
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