25th Apr, 2012 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Anzac)
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[M] THREE ITEMS OF ALLAN LINE PLATEWARE RECOVERED...
THREE ITEMS OF ALLAN LINE PLATEWARE RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK OF THE S.S. IONIAN
comprising a two-handled cannister; a jug and spoon, all marked with Allan Line owner's mark and registration numbers for 1884, the jug -- 5¼in. (13.5cm.) high
Built by Workman Clark 7 Co. of Belfast and launched in 1901, the 8265 ton passenger/cargo ship Ionian hit a mine laid by UC51 off Milford Haven on the 14th October 1917, crippled but afloat, she was torpedoed on the 20th and sank with the loss of seven lives.
comprising a two-handled cannister; a jug and spoon, all marked with Allan Line owner's mark and registration numbers for 1884, the jug -- 5¼in. (13.5cm.) high
Built by Workman Clark 7 Co. of Belfast and launched in 1901, the 8265 ton passenger/cargo ship Ionian hit a mine laid by UC51 off Milford Haven on the 14th October 1917, crippled but afloat, she was torpedoed on the 20th and sank with the loss of seven lives.
Sold for £186
Estimated at £80 - £120
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
THREE ITEMS OF ALLAN LINE PLATEWARE RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK OF THE S.S. IONIAN
comprising a two-handled cannister; a jug and spoon, all marked with Allan Line owner's mark and registration numbers for 1884, the jug -- 5¼in. (13.5cm.) high
Built by Workman Clark 7 Co. of Belfast and launched in 1901, the 8265 ton passenger/cargo ship Ionian hit a mine laid by UC51 off Milford Haven on the 14th October 1917, crippled but afloat, she was torpedoed on the 20th and sank with the loss of seven lives.
comprising a two-handled cannister; a jug and spoon, all marked with Allan Line owner's mark and registration numbers for 1884, the jug -- 5¼in. (13.5cm.) high
Built by Workman Clark 7 Co. of Belfast and launched in 1901, the 8265 ton passenger/cargo ship Ionian hit a mine laid by UC51 off Milford Haven on the 14th October 1917, crippled but afloat, she was torpedoed on the 20th and sank with the loss of seven lives.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Anzac), 25th Apr, 2012
