AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING STICK STAND MADE FROM THE GANGWAY BOARD RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK BERAR, 1896
the top section carved in oak and depicting a falcon resting on a pointed hand within gothic traced border, the edge lined in brass with ringlets, stamped ‘S’ behind with plaque inscribed Barque ‘BERAR’ 950 Tons, / Wrecked off Downlands, / October 6th 1896, box behind with zinc liner -- 27 x 13½ x 9½ in. (68.5 x 34 x 24cm.)
Berar was a 902 ton iron barque built in 1863 by W. Pile & Co., Sunderland for Italian owners. On 7th October 1896 when en route from Borga to Seville, she grounded in fog off Culverhole Point between Axmouth and Lyme Regis, being fatally holed by a rock which soon broke her in two. Her considerable cargo of wood was spread along miles of the Charlton Bay coast.
Sold for £471
Estimated at £400 - £600
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING STICK STAND MADE FROM THE GANGWAY BOARD RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK BERAR, 1896
the top section carved in oak and depicting a falcon resting on a pointed hand within gothic traced border, the edge lined in brass with ringlets, stamped ‘S’ behind with plaque inscribed Barque ‘BERAR’ 950 Tons, / Wrecked off Downlands, / October 6th 1896, box behind with zinc liner -- 27 x 13½ x 9½ in. (68.5 x 34 x 24cm.)
Berar was a 902 ton iron barque built in 1863 by W. Pile & Co., Sunderland for Italian owners. On 7th October 1896 when en route from Borga to Seville, she grounded in fog off Culverhole Point between Axmouth and Lyme Regis, being fatally holed by a rock which soon broke her in two. Her considerable cargo of wood was spread along miles of the Charlton Bay coast.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Gloriana), 1st Nov, 2022
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Order of Sale:
Mercantile (Sail & Yachting) 1-57B
Mercantile (Steam) 58-112
Naval (Sail) 115-202
Naval (Steam) 205-319
Navigational & Scientific Instruments 325-353
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