21st Apr, 2026 10:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (FOUDROYANT)
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[M] A RARE BURGEE FROM THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S 'DRAGON'-CLASS YACHT 'BLUEBOTTLE', CIRCA 1947
A RARE BURGEE FROM THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S 'DRAGON'-CLASS YACHT BLUEBOTTLE, CIRCA 1947
stitched green and white cotton bunting depicting the arms of the Duke of Edinburgh attached to sleeve with lanyard (old wear and signs of use) -- 8½ x 11¼in. (21.5 x 28.5cm.)
Given by the late Duke of Edinburgh to the vendor's uncle, Mr Frank Groves, boatman to the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes.
Built by Camper and Nicholson in 1947, the Dragon Class Bluebottle (K 192) was a wedding gift to the then Princess Elizabeth and her husband, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh by the members of the Island Sailing Club in Cowes. Philip often lent her to other yachtsmen, among them the victorious Graham Mann, Ronald Backus and Jonathan Janson. It was under their management that Bluebottle took third place at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956.
Sold for £4,960
Estimated at £300 - £500
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A RARE BURGEE FROM THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S 'DRAGON'-CLASS YACHT BLUEBOTTLE, CIRCA 1947
stitched green and white cotton bunting depicting the arms of the Duke of Edinburgh attached to sleeve with lanyard (old wear and signs of use) -- 8½ x 11¼in. (21.5 x 28.5cm.)
Given by the late Duke of Edinburgh to the vendor's uncle, Mr Frank Groves, boatman to the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes.
Built by Camper and Nicholson in 1947, the Dragon Class Bluebottle (K 192) was a wedding gift to the then Princess Elizabeth and her husband, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh by the members of the Island Sailing Club in Cowes. Philip often lent her to other yachtsmen, among them the victorious Graham Mann, Ronald Backus and Jonathan Janson. It was under their management that Bluebottle took third place at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (FOUDROYANT), 21st Apr, 2026
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Order of Sale:
Mercantile Sail 1-33
Mercantile Steam 34-97
Naval Sail 100-150
Naval Steam 155-229
Navigation & Instruments 230-253
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