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Cunard White Star Line, RMS Queen Mary, c-1936 pre war quality souvenir.
by Jonathan Quayle |
There are few finer souvenirs produced to be sold onboard the Queen Mary in the pre war period. One item that was produced was a quality bronze plaque in relief within an oak frame. It was produced in a variety of colour ways, natural bronze, patinated bronze, gilded bronze and like this example, silver plated. Based...
Ships souvenirs. White Star Line, RMS Olympic, onboard souvenir barbers shop. Tortoise shell & silver powder box.
by Jonathan Quayle |
Throughout old reliables career you could buy a souvenir of your voyage onboard RMS Olympic. At first the best place to purchase your gift was from one of the ships barbers shops. Here you could select a plethora of goodies emblazoned with the ships image or name. Everything was available from a miniature model of the...
White Star Line to Cunard, a 100 years of steamship china & silver plate. This weeks arrivals.
by Jonathan Quayle |
This weeks arrivals, spanning over 100 years of steamship & ocean liner First Class china and silver plate service. From c-1913 First Class White Star Line silver plate nut or lobster crackers by Elkington plate, china identical to that used on RMS Titanic, all dated around 1911 so most likely originating from the Olympic. Through to silver...
Ocean Liners resurrected as souvenirs, Hamburg South American Line (HSDG) pre war silver, Queen Mary deck service tea & coffee pots
by Jonathan Quayle |
This weeks bumper haul of arrivals. A varied and mixed bunch this week, from reclaimed materials from not only the first Mauretania (1906) but her later namesake (1938), rare pre WW1 silver from the Hamburg South American Line (HSDG), the seldom seen QE2 solid silver maiden voyage medallion to unusual tea & coffee pots from the deck service of the...
White Star Line. Royal Yacht, King Edward VII, Crystal, china and plate, Oh My!
by Jonathan Quayle |
A veritable feast of goodies from the White Star Line and the Royal Yacht landed on the shores of the Pursers Locker this week. The arrival included a beautiful plate in deep royal blue and gilt decoration for the White Star Line, thought to have been used within the likes of the A'la Carte restaurant of the RMS 'Olympic'. Manufactured...