WELCOME TO PURSERSLOCKER'S WEEKLY LISTINGS. I SELL A WIDE RANGE OF QUALITY OCEAN LINER AND 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS, SOME ITEMS COME DIRECT FROM MY COLLECTION, WHILST OTHERS ARE RECENT DISCOVERIES AND ARE FRESH TO THE COLLECTORS MARKET. I REGULARLY TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND TO THE US, SO IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC ITEM YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT. LIKEWISE IF YOU HAVE ITEMS THAT YOU FEEL I MAY BE INTERESTED IN PLEASE CONTACT ME, I DO PURCHASE SINGLE ITEMS TO WHOLE COLLECTIONS. I REGULARLY SELL ITEMS OF FURNITURE AND FIXTURES FROM THE GREAT OCEAN LINERS OF YESTERYEAR, INCLUDING OLYMPIC, MAURETANIA AND THE QUEENS SO PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS.
CUNARD LINE, RMS 'MAURETANIA' C-1906, SOLID WALNUT PILLAR SECTION, FROM PART OF THE 1ST CLASS GRAND STAIRCASE COMPLEX. ORIGINAL TO THE SHIP AS BUILT, REMAINING ONBOARD UNTIL THE SHIP WAS SCRAPPED IN 1935.
FOR POSTERITY I HAD MY RESTORER STAMP EACH PIECE WITH THE SHIPS NAME IN PERIOD SHIPYARD STAMPS, THIS IS A MODERN ADDITION AND ONLY DONE TO HELP RETAIN THIS ARTICLES PROVENANCE.
SECTION OF WOOD FROM THE FAMOUS FIRST CLASS STAIRCASE.
THIS WOOD ALONG WITH OTHER PIECES OF PANELING WERE PURCHASED RECENTLY FROM THE HENRY ALDRIDGE TITANIC & OCEAN LINER AUCTION, 2019, LOT NO 10 (SEE PICTURE OF THE LOTS IN THE CATALOG IN PRE RESTORED CONDITION).
THEY HAD BEEN ENTERED INTO THE SALE BY A DEALER WHO BOUGHT THE PANELING AT THE GREAT TEW ARCHITECTURAL AUCTION IN THE YEAR 2000, IN TURN THEY ORIGINAL FROM THE STORES OF THE AVERY FAMILY, OF BRISTOL. THIS MATERIAL WAS ALL SURPLUS TO WHAT WAS FITTED WITHIN THEIR PREMISES IN BRISTOL, IT REMAINED IN STORAGE UNTIL SOLD IN 2000, SO THESE HAVE A FULL PROVENANCE AND BACK STORY. THE AVERY FAMILY
ASSOCIATION TO THE MAURETANIA AND ITS PANELING IS FULLY DISCUSSED AND ILLUSTRATED IN PETER NEWALL'S BOOK, 'MAURETANIA, TRIUMPH AND RESURRECTION' ON PAGE 100 & 101.
THESE SECTIONS ARE THE OFF CUTS FROM COLUMNS I RECONSTRUCTED THAT I HAD RESTORED AND HAVE NOW SOLD.
IN AS SHOWN CONDITION, UNRESTORED WITH OLD WOODWORM DAMAGE AS DETAILED, TREATED.
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TITANIC OLYMPIC WHITE STAR LINE CUNARD QUEEN MARY OCEAN LINER QUEEN ELIZABETH QE2 MAURETANIA LUSITANIA STEAMSHIP STEAM SHIP RMS SS R.M.S. S.S.
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK.
PLEASE NOTE DUE TO A VERY SMALL MINORITY OF RUDE EBAYER USERS, ANY ITEM SOLD HERE ON EBAY ABOVE £50.00 WILL HAVE INSURANCE ADDED TO THE INVOICE. I DO NOT CONTROL THE BRITISH POSTAL SERVICE WHICH AT PRESENT SEEMS TO BE HIGHLY UNRELIABLE. DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF EBAY SALES I MAKE, I ONLY MAKE ONE TRIP TO THE POST OFFICE PER WEEK, ITEMS ARE SENT OUT ONE WEEK AFTER PAYMENT HAS CLEARED.ALL ITEMS SENT HAVE PROF OF POSTAGE.