1st May, 2018 11:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Britannia')
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[M] A REVERSIBLE SILVER COMMEMORATIVE BROOCH FOR...
A REVERSIBLE SILVER COMMEMORATIVE BROOCH FOR H.M.S. VENERABLE (1899)
with profile depiction of the vessel, the reverse with naval crown and banner title, marked for W.M. & Co Birmingham 1910 -- 1¾in. (4.5cm.) diameter
Venerable was a 15,000 ton battleship built at Chatham and served as Flagship to Rear Admiral Mediterranean, then the Channel and Atlantic Fleets. From 1912 she was placed in reserve with the Second Home Fleet at the Nore. Initially serving with the Dover Patrol in the Great War, she was sent to replace the Queen Elizabeth in the Dardanelles Campaign. Refitted at Gibraltar, she was used as a depot ship from 1916 and sold in 1920.
with profile depiction of the vessel, the reverse with naval crown and banner title, marked for W.M. & Co Birmingham 1910 -- 1¾in. (4.5cm.) diameter
Venerable was a 15,000 ton battleship built at Chatham and served as Flagship to Rear Admiral Mediterranean, then the Channel and Atlantic Fleets. From 1912 she was placed in reserve with the Second Home Fleet at the Nore. Initially serving with the Dover Patrol in the Great War, she was sent to replace the Queen Elizabeth in the Dardanelles Campaign. Refitted at Gibraltar, she was used as a depot ship from 1916 and sold in 1920.
Sold for £105
Estimated at £80 - £120
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A REVERSIBLE SILVER COMMEMORATIVE BROOCH FOR H.M.S. VENERABLE (1899)
with profile depiction of the vessel, the reverse with naval crown and banner title, marked for W.M. & Co Birmingham 1910 -- 1¾in. (4.5cm.) diameter
Venerable was a 15,000 ton battleship built at Chatham and served as Flagship to Rear Admiral Mediterranean, then the Channel and Atlantic Fleets. From 1912 she was placed in reserve with the Second Home Fleet at the Nore. Initially serving with the Dover Patrol in the Great War, she was sent to replace the Queen Elizabeth in the Dardanelles Campaign. Refitted at Gibraltar, she was used as a depot ship from 1916 and sold in 1920.
with profile depiction of the vessel, the reverse with naval crown and banner title, marked for W.M. & Co Birmingham 1910 -- 1¾in. (4.5cm.) diameter
Venerable was a 15,000 ton battleship built at Chatham and served as Flagship to Rear Admiral Mediterranean, then the Channel and Atlantic Fleets. From 1912 she was placed in reserve with the Second Home Fleet at the Nore. Initially serving with the Dover Patrol in the Great War, she was sent to replace the Queen Elizabeth in the Dardanelles Campaign. Refitted at Gibraltar, she was used as a depot ship from 1916 and sold in 1920.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Britannia'), 1st May, 2018
