Lot 33
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A RARE 1837-1864 PERIOD RED ENSIGN BELIEVED TO BE FROM FROM THE ROYAL YACHT VICTORIA & ALBERT II
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A RARE 1837-1864 PERIOD RED ENSIGN BELIEVED TO BE FROM FROM THE ROYAL YACHT VICTORIA & ALBERT II

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A RARE 1837-1864 PERIOD RED ENSIGN BELIEVED TO BE FROM FROM THE ROYAL YACHT VICTORIA & ALBERT II
stencilled 10 6 on the sleeve, the field with VR and crown over (frayed edge, repairs) -- 63½ x 120in. (161.5 x 305cm.)
Provenance
Hardcastle Family, Astall Manor, Gloucestershire.
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Lot Essay

The considerable success of the first Victoria & Albert of 1843 ensured the building of her successor when it became evident that a larger yacht was needed for the Queen and her growing family. Also built at Pembroke, the second Victoria & Albert was commissioned on 3rd March 1855 and remained in constant use until just after the Queen's death in 1901 when it was withdrawn prior to scrapping.

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