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154. ‘A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE AT SPITHEAD AUGUST 1782..’
printed and published by S. Horsey, 1842, Fifth Edition, bound in wood recovered from the wreck -- 4½in. (11.5cm.) high; together with three books on diving: Hass, H. Diving to Adventure; Crile, J & B Treasure Diving Holidays; and Masters, D. Epics of Salvage
(4) £100-150
155. A QUANTITY OF ‘PILGRIMS’ MENUS
approximately 28 examples for luncheons and dinners at the Savoy Hotel, dating between 1908 and 1937, some with pictorial covers and guest lists, and copy of the speeches for January 1930
An Anglo-American Society established in 1902 to cultivate and maintain the ‘special relationship’ between the US and UK, the Society’s motto is Hic et Ubique -- ‘Here and Everywhere’; the logo depicts a pilgrim riding on horse-back. The dinners are held to welcome newly-arrived ambassadors, and the Patron is H.M. The Queen.
£80-120 156.
AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NELSON-RELATED STERN, PROBABLY TAFFEREL, CARVING POSSIBLY FROM H.M.S. NELSON
carved in probably laminated yellow pine and in the form of a trophy-of-arms with Victory lamenting over a profile of Nelson on a Union Flag-shaped shield with flags, masts, rigging etc. behind -- 70 x 37in. (178 x 94cm.)
Two candidates suggest themselves as being the original recipients of this carving:
H.M.Ships Nelson and Horatio. Horatio was a 5th Rate of 1807, however Nelson was a 1st Rate built in 1814. No completely satisfactory carving plan survives, however the case for locating it to the Nelson is compelling: Tafferel were still ornately decorated at this date, at least on larger ships, and the substantial nature of this carving suggests it was intended to withstand harsh, exposed conditions. Originally one of a pair, the iconography and scale suggest that this came off the larger of these two vessels. It seems likely that the other vessels of her class would have been fitted with commemorative battle honours for their respective namesakes.
The Nelson, one of five ‘Nelson Class’ vessels (the others being Howe, St. Vincent, Prince Regent and Britannia), was, like her namesake, quite a poor sailor and was “very crank” at sea. Arriving too late for action during those wars, she was cut down to a two-decker in 1859 reducing her from 120 to 89 guns and was also fitted with engines. She was presented to the Australian Colonial Government of Victoria in 1867 as a coastal defence and training vessel, was sold in 1908 and broken up in 1928 at Launceston.
£5000-8000 156
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