A pair of George III baltic pine ship carvings

A pair of George III baltic pine ship carvings, relief carved depicting Pallas Athena sinistra and dextera, each mounted on an oval plaque, 52.6 x 38cm wide. (2)

Provenance: The Property of Harriet Wynter, removed from Résidence St. Michel, Cannes, France.

There were seven Royal Navy Fifth rates that bore the name of H.M.S. Pallas and several that took part in notable actions, including: Cornwallis's Retreat 1795, Egypt 1801 and Basque Roads 1809. By repute the ship was sunk off the coast of Denmark and that these carvings were bought from a ship salvage sale in 1902 in Bogestrommen, Copenhagen, Denmark. They were subsequently sold by Christie's in the 1980s.