Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 12th January 2022
Lot 260
NAVAL INTEREST. AN OAK BOOK MADE FROM THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL GEORGE
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £220
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Description
NAVAL INTEREST. AN OAK BOOK MADE FROM THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL GEORGE
19TH CENTURY
the spine inscribed 'History of the Royal George', with labels to either side 'In Memory of the Royal George Sunk Aug. 29, 1782' and Part of the Wreck Recovered October 1839'
8.3cm wide
Provenance
'A Lifetime of Collecting' - The Property of a Gentleman.