25th Apr, 2023 10:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (GLADIATOR)
283
[M] THE JACK STAFF CROWN FROM THE C-CLASS DESTROYER H.M.S. CAVALIER, 1944
THE JACK STAFF CROWN FROM THE C-CLASS DESTROYER H.M.S. CAVALIER, 1944
cast in alloy and finished in polychrome, mounted on wooden base with lanyard spools -- 9in. (23cm.) high
Cavalier was decommissioned in 1972, sold in 1977 and has been preserved as a museum ship at The Historic Dockyard Chatham since 1998. On 14 November 2007, Cavalier was officially designated as a war memorial to the 142 Royal Navy destroyers sunk during World War II and the 11,000 men killed on those ships.
Sold for £682
Estimated at £200 - £300
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
THE JACK STAFF CROWN FROM THE C-CLASS DESTROYER H.M.S. CAVALIER, 1944
cast in alloy and finished in polychrome, mounted on wooden base with lanyard spools -- 9in. (23cm.) high
Cavalier was decommissioned in 1972, sold in 1977 and has been preserved as a museum ship at The Historic Dockyard Chatham since 1998. On 14 November 2007, Cavalier was officially designated as a war memorial to the 142 Royal Navy destroyers sunk during World War II and the 11,000 men killed on those ships.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (GLADIATOR), 25th Apr, 2023
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Order of Sale:
Mercantile (Sail & Yachting) 1-75
Mercantile (Steam) 76-132
Naval (Sail) 133-237
Naval (Steam) 238-294
Navigational & Scientific Instruments 295-353
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