12th Nov, 2024 10:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (GALATEA)
150
[M] FIVE SILVER ELDER, DEMPSTER SHIPS’ NAPKIN RINGS
FIVE SILVER SHIP'S NAPKIN RINGS FOR ELDER DEMPSTER LINES
comprising R.M.S. Karina, engraved Souvenir of Trial Trip, 1905; R.M.S. Falaba, engraved Souvenir of Maiden Voyage, 1906; R.M.S. Fantee; R.M.S. Bornu; and another for the S.S. Rose of Lancaster
(5)
Karina, built 1905, was torpedoed by U-75 on 1st August 1917 off Waterford with the loss of 11 lives; Falaba, built 1906, was torpedoed by U-28 on 27th March 1915 off the Smalls Lighthouse with the loss of 102 lives. She was the first unarmed passenger ship to be sunk in the Great War and the incident caused outrage across Great Britain; Fantee, built 1920, was sunk by collision off Ushant on 4th December 1938; Bornu, built 1899, was sold to the Admiralty in 1915 for use as an Army Transport but foundered off Ushant in October 1916; Rose of Lancaster, built 1957, was broken up in 1977 after severe fire damage.
Sold for £868
Estimated at £250 - £350
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
FIVE SILVER SHIP'S NAPKIN RINGS FOR ELDER DEMPSTER LINES
comprising R.M.S. Karina, engraved Souvenir of Trial Trip, 1905; R.M.S. Falaba, engraved Souvenir of Maiden Voyage, 1906; R.M.S. Fantee; R.M.S. Bornu; and another for the S.S. Rose of Lancaster
(5)
Karina, built 1905, was torpedoed by U-75 on 1st August 1917 off Waterford with the loss of 11 lives; Falaba, built 1906, was torpedoed by U-28 on 27th March 1915 off the Smalls Lighthouse with the loss of 102 lives. She was the first unarmed passenger ship to be sunk in the Great War and the incident caused outrage across Great Britain; Fantee, built 1920, was sunk by collision off Ushant on 4th December 1938; Bornu, built 1899, was sold to the Admiralty in 1915 for use as an Army Transport but foundered off Ushant in October 1916; Rose of Lancaster, built 1957, was broken up in 1977 after severe fire damage.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (GALATEA), 12th Nov, 2024
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Order of Sale:
Mercantile Sail 1-57
Yachting 59-78
Mercantile Steam 79-174
Naval Sail 175-252
Naval Steam 253-343
Navigation & Scientific Instruments 345-376
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