Sale:
BK05 (30 Mar 2011)
Auction Lot:
0334
Estimate: £40,000-£50,000
Realised: £130,000
A Catalogue of the different Specimens of Cloth Collected in the Three Voyages of
Captain Cook to the Southern Hemisphere.
Sale:
SE48 (04 Nov 2008)
Auction Lot:
0151
Estimate: £6,000-£8,000
Realised: £15,500
Faberge white guilloche enamelled cane handle, struck with marks for Henrik Wigstrom.
Sale:
FS11 (13 Jul 2011)
Auction Lot:
0709
Estimate: £5,000-£7,000
Realised: £5,700
An imposing Victorian burr walnut veneered library bookcase. A gift from HM Queen
Mary to the Officers Association.
Preview of June 2011 Maritime Sale in Exeter, Devon
Anton Schranz (1769 -1839). A panoramic view of Port Mahon, Minorca circa 1800.
Estimate £8,000-£12,000.
The Specialist Maritime sale, which will be held in Exeter on 15th June 2011, once
again contains a range of items for all collectors and enthusiasts, as well as one
or two interesting historical pieces to attract attention from a wider audience.
Included within the sale is an interesting Nelson commemorative bracelet £500-£700,
also an early 19th century glass decanter engraved shortly after the battle of Trafalgar
in commemoration £200-£300. A White star Line leather purser's bag as well as White
Star Line silver plated serving tray, both give an indication of the Golden age
of the Ocean Liners. Whilst a set of dining chairs from the Royal Yacht Osborne
II £3,000-£4,000, show the splendour of 19th century yachts.
The launching casket for HMS Reindeer, 1883.
Estimate £1,000-£1,500.
Of the collection of scrimshaw, instruments and pictures included in the sale one
of the highlights is the splendid view of Port Mahon, Minorca circa 1800 by Anton
Schranz, £8,000- £12,000. The panoramic view shows the broad sweep of the harbour
with 'Bloody Island' and the Old Naval Hospital, both still recognisable today.
For further details about this sale at Exeter, please contact
Brian Goodison-Blanks
on (01404) 510000.
- Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
- Okehampton Street, Exeter, Devon
- Maritime
- Admiral Lord Nelson
- Battle of Trafalgar
- White Star Line
- Royal Yacht Osborne II
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