17th Jul, 2008 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Phoenix)
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[M] A monumental turned wood art deco urn from the...
A monumental turned wood art deco urn from the Cabin Class 'B' deck main starboard staircase from R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, circa 1938
constructed from laminated wood, now finished in white, the underneath retaining original "sea mist" green and impressed with ship and location stamps
25in. (63.5cm.) Historical details.
Literature: Atterbury & Hayward: Poole Pottery, Richard Dennis, Somerset, 1995, where an image of an example can be viewed insitu, and the work of the Poole Company aboard the Cunard "Queens" is discussed.
One of a series of identical urns located in recesses on each stair landing, all but two were produced by Poole in their familiar ceramic. The wooden examples were used in the main Cabin Class passenger entrance and so needed to be more robust. Originally painted to match the ceramic versions, they became white in the 1955 refit as tastes changed. They were removed in the 1965 refit when the lower tier of the staircase was remodeled, whilst the rest remained and were lost in the 1971 fire whilst the ship was being converted into a floating university. Consequently very few of Queen Elizabeth's original fittings survive and the only other known example of this urn was sold by Christie's South Kensington when the Poole Pottery Collection was dispersed in 2003.
constructed from laminated wood, now finished in white, the underneath retaining original "sea mist" green and impressed with ship and location stamps
25in. (63.5cm.) Historical details.
Literature: Atterbury & Hayward: Poole Pottery, Richard Dennis, Somerset, 1995, where an image of an example can be viewed insitu, and the work of the Poole Company aboard the Cunard "Queens" is discussed.
One of a series of identical urns located in recesses on each stair landing, all but two were produced by Poole in their familiar ceramic. The wooden examples were used in the main Cabin Class passenger entrance and so needed to be more robust. Originally painted to match the ceramic versions, they became white in the 1955 refit as tastes changed. They were removed in the 1965 refit when the lower tier of the staircase was remodeled, whilst the rest remained and were lost in the 1971 fire whilst the ship was being converted into a floating university. Consequently very few of Queen Elizabeth's original fittings survive and the only other known example of this urn was sold by Christie's South Kensington when the Poole Pottery Collection was dispersed in 2003.
Sold for £1,240
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,500
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A monumental turned wood art deco urn from the Cabin Class 'B' deck main starboard staircase from R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, circa 1938
constructed from laminated wood, now finished in white, the underneath retaining original "sea mist" green and impressed with ship and location stamps
25in. (63.5cm.) Historical details.
Literature: Atterbury & Hayward: Poole Pottery, Richard Dennis, Somerset, 1995, where an image of an example can be viewed insitu, and the work of the Poole Company aboard the Cunard "Queens" is discussed.
One of a series of identical urns located in recesses on each stair landing, all but two were produced by Poole in their familiar ceramic. The wooden examples were used in the main Cabin Class passenger entrance and so needed to be more robust. Originally painted to match the ceramic versions, they became white in the 1955 refit as tastes changed. They were removed in the 1965 refit when the lower tier of the staircase was remodeled, whilst the rest remained and were lost in the 1971 fire whilst the ship was being converted into a floating university. Consequently very few of Queen Elizabeth's original fittings survive and the only other known example of this urn was sold by Christie's South Kensington when the Poole Pottery Collection was dispersed in 2003.
constructed from laminated wood, now finished in white, the underneath retaining original "sea mist" green and impressed with ship and location stamps
25in. (63.5cm.) Historical details.
Literature: Atterbury & Hayward: Poole Pottery, Richard Dennis, Somerset, 1995, where an image of an example can be viewed insitu, and the work of the Poole Company aboard the Cunard "Queens" is discussed.
One of a series of identical urns located in recesses on each stair landing, all but two were produced by Poole in their familiar ceramic. The wooden examples were used in the main Cabin Class passenger entrance and so needed to be more robust. Originally painted to match the ceramic versions, they became white in the 1955 refit as tastes changed. They were removed in the 1965 refit when the lower tier of the staircase was remodeled, whilst the rest remained and were lost in the 1971 fire whilst the ship was being converted into a floating university. Consequently very few of Queen Elizabeth's original fittings survive and the only other known example of this urn was sold by Christie's South Kensington when the Poole Pottery Collection was dispersed in 2003.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Phoenix), 17th Jul, 2008
