20th Apr, 2011 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Princess)
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[M] BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION 1875-1876<br/>a rare...
BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION 1875-1876
a rare blue stoneware beer jug by W. T. Copeland & Sons, with glazed rope-work decoration flanking expedition transfer crest to front, the base inscribed DISCOVERY over maker's transfer mark (restored hairline crack to front) -- 9½in. (24cm.) high; together with a letter from Robert Copeland (consultant at Spode) dated 1993
(2)
For this expedition, led by Sir George Strong Nares, Copeland produced special services for both H.M. Ships Alert and Discovery, sent by the Admiralty in an attempt to reach the North Pole by way of Smith Sound, culminating in Commander Albert Hastings Markham's Farthest North of 83° 20'26"N (May 12, 1876), a record latitude at the time.
a rare blue stoneware beer jug by W. T. Copeland & Sons, with glazed rope-work decoration flanking expedition transfer crest to front, the base inscribed DISCOVERY over maker's transfer mark (restored hairline crack to front) -- 9½in. (24cm.) high; together with a letter from Robert Copeland (consultant at Spode) dated 1993
(2)
For this expedition, led by Sir George Strong Nares, Copeland produced special services for both H.M. Ships Alert and Discovery, sent by the Admiralty in an attempt to reach the North Pole by way of Smith Sound, culminating in Commander Albert Hastings Markham's Farthest North of 83° 20'26"N (May 12, 1876), a record latitude at the time.
Sold for £2,480
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION 1875-1876
a rare blue stoneware beer jug by W. T. Copeland & Sons, with glazed rope-work decoration flanking expedition transfer crest to front, the base inscribed DISCOVERY over maker's transfer mark (restored hairline crack to front) -- 9½in. (24cm.) high; together with a letter from Robert Copeland (consultant at Spode) dated 1993
(2)
For this expedition, led by Sir George Strong Nares, Copeland produced special services for both H.M. Ships Alert and Discovery, sent by the Admiralty in an attempt to reach the North Pole by way of Smith Sound, culminating in Commander Albert Hastings Markham's Farthest North of 83° 20'26"N (May 12, 1876), a record latitude at the time.
a rare blue stoneware beer jug by W. T. Copeland & Sons, with glazed rope-work decoration flanking expedition transfer crest to front, the base inscribed DISCOVERY over maker's transfer mark (restored hairline crack to front) -- 9½in. (24cm.) high; together with a letter from Robert Copeland (consultant at Spode) dated 1993
(2)
For this expedition, led by Sir George Strong Nares, Copeland produced special services for both H.M. Ships Alert and Discovery, sent by the Admiralty in an attempt to reach the North Pole by way of Smith Sound, culminating in Commander Albert Hastings Markham's Farthest North of 83° 20'26"N (May 12, 1876), a record latitude at the time.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Princess), 20th Apr, 2011
