Lot 28
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AN ADMIRALTY BRONZE AND TEAK MOLGOGGER FROM A MINESWEEPER, ADAPTED AS A TABLE
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AN ADMIRALTY BRONZE AND TEAK MOLGOGGER FROM A MINESWEEPER, ADAPTED AS A TABLE

DECOMMISSIONED CIRCA 1970

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AN ADMIRALTY BRONZE AND TEAK MOLGOGGER FROM A MINESWEEPER, ADAPTED AS A TABLE
DECOMMISSIONED CIRCA 1970
The polished base with four vertical supports and a later glass top
32 ½ in. (82.5 cm.) high; 44 ¼ in. (112.5 cm.) square
Special notice
All sold and unsold lots marked with a filled square in the catalogue that are not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the day of the sale, and all sold and unsold lots not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the fifth Friday following the sale, will be removed to the warehouse of ‘Cadogan Tate’. Please note that there will be no charge to purchasers who collect their lots within two weeks of this sale.

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Lot Essay

A molgogger is a mechanism fixed to a minesweeper ship to tow a paravane or underwater glider to detect and destroy naval mines. Usually constructed of wood and non-ferrous metal to reduce the magnetic signature, the molgogger would have supported a towing cable which when it snagged the cable anchoring a mine then the anchoring cable would be cut, allowing the mine to float to the surface where it could be destroyed by gunfire. If the anchor cable would not part, the mine and the paravane would be brought together and the mine would explode harmlessly against the paravane.

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