Sale 1398
New York
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29 July 2004
Price realised
USD 598
Estimate
A souvenir Limoges plate, a set of olive picks on a wood stand, and two pieces of fabric all relating to the S.S. Normandie the two pieces of fabric both in black, red and white with an image of the ship, the olive pick set with a wood base and a chrome and enamel rendition of the ship rising from the center as a handle with four pics with a sea gull at the handle end. A Limoges plate with an image of the ship and signed on the back Limoges/France and again Dadat/Limoges 9½ in. (24.1 cm.) diameter of plate (4)
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Exhibited
Osaka, Japan, Suntory Museum, Luxury and Sophistication on the Ocean Liner, Fantastic Voyage, 1996.
Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTION
The watch that flew to the moon with NASA’s astronauts — a rare commemorative version of which is offered online, 24 April to 8 May
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