28th Apr, 2010 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Undaunted)
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[M] AN UNOFFICIAL BOAT BADGE FROM THE BATTLE...
AN UNOFFICIAL BOAT BADGE FROM THE BATTLE CRUISER H.M.S. LION
cast alloy in the form of a snarling lion, mounted on bakelite circuit board -- 5½in. (14cm.) diameter; together with a commemorative blue and white plate of the Lion at sea with a border of ships and airplanes, and a Lion Rampant inscribed Omnes Veniant ("many came"), inscribed on reverse H.M.S. Lion 1914-1918 / Our Glorious Navy / Whose Mighty Power / Had Held the Seas for Freedom., with maker marks for Royal Douton -- 10¼in. (26cm.)
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cast alloy in the form of a snarling lion, mounted on bakelite circuit board -- 5½in. (14cm.) diameter; together with a commemorative blue and white plate of the Lion at sea with a border of ships and airplanes, and a Lion Rampant inscribed Omnes Veniant ("many came"), inscribed on reverse H.M.S. Lion 1914-1918 / Our Glorious Navy / Whose Mighty Power / Had Held the Seas for Freedom., with maker marks for Royal Douton -- 10¼in. (26cm.)
(2)
Sold for £682
Estimated at £300 - £500
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
AN UNOFFICIAL BOAT BADGE FROM THE BATTLE CRUISER H.M.S. LION
cast alloy in the form of a snarling lion, mounted on bakelite circuit board -- 5½in. (14cm.) diameter; together with a commemorative blue and white plate of the Lion at sea with a border of ships and airplanes, and a Lion Rampant inscribed Omnes Veniant ("many came"), inscribed on reverse H.M.S. Lion 1914-1918 / Our Glorious Navy / Whose Mighty Power / Had Held the Seas for Freedom., with maker marks for Royal Douton -- 10¼in. (26cm.)
(2)
cast alloy in the form of a snarling lion, mounted on bakelite circuit board -- 5½in. (14cm.) diameter; together with a commemorative blue and white plate of the Lion at sea with a border of ships and airplanes, and a Lion Rampant inscribed Omnes Veniant ("many came"), inscribed on reverse H.M.S. Lion 1914-1918 / Our Glorious Navy / Whose Mighty Power / Had Held the Seas for Freedom., with maker marks for Royal Douton -- 10¼in. (26cm.)
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Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Undaunted), 28th Apr, 2010
