CUNARD LINE MAURETANIA C-1906 1ST CL GRAND STAIRCASE MOUNTED WALNUT CARVING #2 for Sale

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CUNARD LINE MAURETANIA C-1906 1ST CL GRAND STAIRCASE MOUNTED WALNUT CARVING #2 For Sale

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CUNARD LINE MAURETANIA C-1906 1ST CL GRAND STAIRCASE MOUNTED WALNUT CARVING #2:
$202.26

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, CARVED WALNUT DECORATIVE 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.FINELY HAND CARVED IN FRENCH WALNUT IN A LOOSE 15TH CENTURY ITALIAN RENAISSANCE STYLE OF THE FIRST CLASS STAIRCASE.

MOUNTED CARVING ALONG WITH OTHER PIECES OF PANELING WERE PURCHASED RECENTLY FROM THE HENRY ALDRIDGE TITANIC & OCEAN LINER sale, NOVEMBER 14TH, 2020, LOTS NO 80 (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 sale 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.

I HAVE CHOSEN TO HAVE THIS SECTION OF CARVING SYMPATHETICALLY CLEANED AND LIGHTLY RESTORED. THE MAJORITY OF THE PANELING SOLD AT THE sale CAME FROM THE 1ST CLASS MAIN GRAND STAIRCASE COMPLEX, IN THIS CASE SALVAGED FROM PANELS CLEARLY MARKED ON THE REVERSE FROM THE BOAT DECK, SO WE KNOW WHERE THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF CARVING ORIGINATED FROM, THIS CARVING IS OF TOP QUALITY.THIS DECORATION CAN BE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE FIRST CLASS STAIRCASE ON THE LOWER WAIST HEIGHT SECTIONS OF ALL THE ROOMS PILLARS, PILASTERS AND ALSO AS REPEATING DECORATION (SEE PICTURES OF THE WITHIN THE MAIN GRAND ENTRANCE OF THIS DESIGN RUNNING ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LARGER PANELS).

THIS SECTION OF CARVING WAS FROM A LARGE FRAME, THE INTERNAL MAIN PANEL MISSING, FROM THE BOAT DECK AND MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE MAIN GRAND STAIRCASE (PICTURED).I HAVE PRESERVED A SECTION OF THE CARVING AND MOUNTED IT UPON A SECTION OF THE MAHOGANY FRAME IT WAS ONCE MOUNTED TO ORIGINALLY. ON THE REVERSE OF THIS PLAQUE YOU CAN STILL SEE THE ORIGINAL ORANGE SHIPYARD PAINT FOUND BEHIND THE PANELING, ALSO ORIGINAL SCREW HOLES ETC FROM THE FITTING TO THE SHIP, CREATING THE PLAQUE YOU SEE TODAY.

I HAVE HAD A QUALITY BRASS PLAQUE CREATED AND ADDED TO THE PIECE WITH THE SHIPS DETAILS FOR POSTERITY.PLAQUE:- 5\" X 5\"CARVING:- 3\" X 3.5\".

SEARCH WORDS:-

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 ER USERS, ANY ITEM SOLD HERE ON 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 SALES I MAKE, I ONLY MAKE ONE TRIP TO THE POST OFFICE PER WEEK, ITEMS ARE SENT OUT ONE WEEK AFTER PAYMENT HAS CLEARED.ALLITEMS SENT HAVE PROF OF POSTAGE.

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