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 EMAIL. 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.
ROYAL MAIL LINE, RMS 'ORUBA' SOLID SILVER (MARKS FOR STERLING ON BASE) TROPHY CUP AWARDED BY THE MEN OF THE QUEENS REGIMENT TO THE SHIPS CREW, IN 1912 FOLLOWING A FIERCE STORM.
THE BEAUTIFULLY HAND ENGRAVED INSCRIPTION READING :-
'PRESENTED TO THE MEN OF THE QUEENS REGT, AS A TOKEN OF GRATITUDE BY THE STEWARDS OF THE RMSS ORUBA, FOR KINDNESS SHOWN THEM DURING THE STORM ON THE NIGHT OF SUNDAY NOV 3RD 12'.
ON THE REVERSE IN LARGE LETTERS IS THE SHIPS NAME, 'ORUBA' IN BEAUTIFUL HAND ENGRAVED FONT.
STUNNING MUSEUM QUALITY ITEM, THE INSCRIPTION IS VERY FRESH, LIKE NEW. ALL IN ALL IN VERY GOOD ORDER WITH THE EXCEPTION AT SOME STAGE THE BASE HAS BEEN SQUASHED AND IT SITS A LITTLE UNEVEN, THIS COULD BE SORTED BY A SKILLED SILVERSMITH, BUT I LEAVE IT AS FOUND, OTHERWISE IN VERY GOOD ORDER AND A NICE HISTORIC ITEM.
8" TALL FROM BASE TO THE TOP OF THE HANDLES.
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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.
