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A scarce original circa 1947 'Canadian Pacific Steam Ship Company 'S S Empress of France' gilt and enamel ships wheel badge displaying the shipping line company flag to the centre. Good condition, complete with original pin fittings, no damage to the enamel, minor service wear to gilt finish. Diameter 28mm.
Code: 59735
20.00 GBP
A scarce original pre war 'Canadian Pacific Lines' shipping line company gilded red and white enamel chequered flag, from the centre of a bullion cap badge. Very good condition, complete with two original flat blades, enamel perfect, gilt remains crisp. Height 30mm.
Code: 59734
25.00 GBP
A scarce original circa 1930 'M.V. Innisfallen Shipping Line gilt and enamel brooch', the 'City of Cork Steam Packet Company' Ireland enamelled flag mounted to the centre of a blue enamel ships wheel. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, enamel perfect. Diameter 31mm. During the Second World War on the 21 December 1940 the ferry 'M.V. Innisfallen' struck a mine off the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire and sank with the loss of four of the 220 people on board.
Code: 59623
80.00 GBP
A scarce original circa 1930's period 'T.S.S. Arandora Star Shipping Line gilt and enamel souvenir brooch', the Blue Star Line company enamelled flag mounted to the centre of a ship's wheel. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, enamel intact. Diameter 28mm. 'T.S.S. Arandora' built 1927 was in service for 'Blue Star Line'. Renamed 'T.S.S. Arandora Star' in 1929. In the Second World War, 1940 she was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic with the loss of many lives.
Code: 59611
30.00 GBP
A scarce original circa 1936 to 1949 period 'R.M.S.Queen Mary Shipping Line gilt and enamel souvenir pin brooch', the Cunard and White Star Line company enamelled flags mounted to the centre of a ship's wheel, the reverse impressed 'Stratton Birmingham'. Good condition, complete with original pin fittings, blue enamel loss to wheel from 5 o'clock to 6 o'clock position otherwise perfect, gilt finish remains bright Diameter 39mm. RMS Queen Mary with the outbreak of the Second World War was converted into a troopship and was used to transport allied soldiers.
Code: 59569
A good original circa 1940's 'RMS Queen Mary Shipping Line gilt and enamel brooch', the Cunard Line company enamelled flag mounted to the centre of a the pale blue enamel ships wheel. Excellent condition, complete with original pin fittings, enamel perfect, gilt finish remains bright. Diameter 28mm.
Code: 59511
A good original circa 1960's period 'R.M.S. Carinthia Shipping Line silver souvenir spoon', the Cunard Line company enamelled badge portrayed on the finial; the reverse of the bowl impressed with Birmingham silver hallmarks for 1960 and maker's details 'T A R & Co'. Very good condition, no damage to the enamel. Length 115mm.
Code: 59458
40.00 GBP
A scarce original circa 1930's period 'R.M.S.Arundel Castle Shipping Line gilt and enamel pin brooch', the Union-Castle Line company enamelled flags mounted to the centre of a ship's wheel. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, enamel perfect. Diameter 32mm. RMS Windsor Castle built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland and launched in 1921. Commissioned as a troop transport ship in the Second World War and was sunk in 1943 by a torpedo launched from a German aircraft off Algiers.
Code: 59457
60.00 GBP
A good original circa 1940's period 'R.M.S.Arundel Castle Shipping Line gilt and enamel pin brooch', the Union-Castle Line company enamelled flags mounted to the centre of a ship's wheel. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, enamel perfect. Diameter 27mm.
Code: 59456
A good original circa 1940's period 'R.M.S.Queen Elizabeth Shipping Line gilt and enamel pin brooch', the Cunard and White Star Line company enamelled flags mounted to the centre of a ship's wheel. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, enamel perfect except for very hardly visible hairline in the 9 o'clock position. Diameter 27mm. 'R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth' was in service for 'Cunard White Star Line' she started her maiden voyage 1940. The ship was completely destroyed by the fire in 1972 and sunk in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.
Code: 56623
15.00 GBP
A good original circa 1940's period 'R.M.S.Queen Elizabeth Shipping Line gilt and enamel pin brooch', the Cunard and White Star Line company enamelled flags mounted to the centre of a ship's wheel. Excellent condition, complete with original pin fittings, enamel perfect, gilt finish remains bright. Diameter 27mm. 'R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth' was in service for 'Cunard White Star Line' she started her maiden voyage 1940. The ship was completely destroyed by the fire in 1972 and sunk in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.
Code: 59425
A scarce original circa 1960's period 'S.S. Oriana ships wheel gilt and enamel souvenir brooch', displaying the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company flag to the centre. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, enamel perfect, gilt finish remains bright. Diameter 27mm.
Code: 59424
SOLD
A scarce original circa 1930's period 'S.S. Bendigo ships wheel gilt and enamel souvenir brooch', displaying the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company flag to the centre surmounted by a rising sun crest. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, enamel perfect, gilt finish remains bright. Diameter 30mm.
Code: 59423
35.00 GBP
A good original circa 1950's 'Port of London Authority officer's cap badge'; gold wire bullion Naval Crowned laurel wreath, the centre portraying a sea-lion, the reverse with black cotton herringbone pattern lining, complete with woollen cap band. Very good condition, bullion remains bright. Height approx 72mm.
Code: 59391
A scarce original turn of the twentieth century small pattern 'Ellerman Lines Limited (City Line) officer's cap badge'; gold embroidered bullion wreath the centre bearing the companies 'SS' red flag surmounted by "J.R.E." (John Reeves Ellerman) pennant, the reverse with herringbone pattern black cotton lining. Very good clean condition, bullion remains bright, small patch of blue backing now absent from pennant and small patch behind. Height 45mm.
Code: 58839
A scarce original circa 1950 -1959 short- lived Union-Castle shipping line 'Bloemfontein Castle souvenir ship's brooch'; extra large oval example bearing a transfer picture of the ship, the reverse impressed "Made in England Sterling Silver Pt 202213". Good condition, complete with original pin fittings pin a replacement, colours remain bright with some edge fading and deterioration, pespex cover slightly dented. Height 32mm. Width 46mm. In 1959 'Bloemfontein Castle' was sold to Greece and renamed 'Patris'.
Code: 58676
A very scarce Great War period 'T.S.S. Euripides hollow silver brooch' in the form of an anchor and bearing a gold plated named scroll; the reverse impressed with Birmingham silver hallmarks for 1915 and maker's details "F.H.M" (Frank H Mannox Birmingham). Very good condition, complete with its original pin fittings, no dents or distortions, an excellent example. Length 34mm. 'TSS EURIPIDES' was built in 1914 by Harland and Wolff, Belfast for the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line. Launched on 29 January 1914, she embarked on her maiden voyage from London to Brisbane. Two days after her arrival she was requisitioned as a troopship carrying her first convoy of Australian troops to the Dardanelles. In 1929 the Euripides was transferred to the White Star Line and in 1932 was acquired by the Shaw Savill and Albion Line and renamed 'MS Akaroa'.
Code: 58631
120.00 GBP
An excellent example of an original 'TS Duchess of Montrose silver plated souvenir brooch', enamelled outline representation of the Steamboat to the centre of a blue enamel ships wheel, the reverse with maker's detals "H.W.Miller Ltd B'Ham.18". Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, enamel perfect, slver plating remains crisp. Diameter 27mm.
Code: 58282
A good original circa 1940's 'The Missions To Seamen badge'; silver plated example in the form of a flag inlaid with blue enamel, displaying the "Flying Angel Symbol'. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, no damage to the enamel. Height 29mm. 'The Missions to Seamen' is a Christian welfare charity serving merchant crews around the world. It name was changed to 'The Mission to Seafarers' in the year 2000.
Code: 58268
A scarce original First World War period short lived armed merchant cruiser 'HMS Arlanza naval brooch'; King George V crowned blue enamel strap, the centre with embossed 'White Ensign' in red, white and blue enamelling, the reverse impressed "Solid Silver". Very good condition, complete with original coiled pin bar typical of the period, enamel perfect. Width 38mm. Height 26mm. 'RMS Arlanza' was a ocean liner built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Ireland for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. She was requisitioned in the First World War from 1915 until 1920 and became a Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser. She was decommissioned in 1920, returned to her owners and resumed commercial liner service until she was scrapped in 1938.
Code: 58246
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