Silver & Objects of Vertu - 18th July 2017
Lot 588
A 19th century Chinese silver bosun's call
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £320
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Description
A 19th century Chinese silver bosun's call,
unmarked, circa 1862-3,
one side engraved with a canon and foliate decoration, the other inscribed 'From Capt. Josling, Comds Parkin and Hunter', with a ring attachment, length 20.7cm, approx. weight 0.5oz.
The three officers on it are Captain John James Stephen Josling (1838-1862), Commander George Henry Parkin (born 1828) and Commander James Edward Hunter (1834-1924). The only time these three men served together was on H.M.S. Euryalus (launched 1853, broken up 1867) in 1862-1863. On 15th August 1863 Captain Josling was slain on the bridge of the ship (the flagship of the British Fleet) during the Bombardment of Kagoshima.