CUNARD LINE RMS MAURETANIA 1ST CLASS STAIRCASE 57" PAIR OF PILASTERS C-1906

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CUNARD LINE RMS MAURETANIA 1ST CLASS STAIRCASE 57" PAIR OF PILASTERS C-1906:
$6726.00

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WELCOME TO PURSERSLOCKER'S WEEKLY LISTINGS. I SELL A WIDE RANGE OF QUALITY OCEAN LINER AND 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS, SOME ITEMS COME DIRECT FROM MY COLLECTION, WHILST OTHERS ARE RECENT DISCOVERIES AND ARE FRESH TO THE COLLECTORS MARKET. I REGULARLY TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND TO THE US, SO IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC ITEM YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT. LIKEWISE IF YOU HAVE ITEMS THAT YOU FEEL I MAY BE INTERESTED IN PLEASE CONTACT ME, I DO PURCHASE SINGLE ITEMS TO WHOLE COLLECTIONS. I REGULARLY SELL ITEMS OF FURNITURE AND FIXTURES FROM THE GREAT OCEAN LINERS OF YESTERYEAR, INCLUDING OLYMPIC, MAURETANIA AND THE QUEENS SO PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS.

CUNARD LINE, RMS 'MAURETANIA' C-1906, PAIR OF SOLID FRENCH WALNUT PILASTERS, FROM PART OF THE 1ST CLASS GRAND STAIRCASE COMPLEX. ORIGINAL TO THE SHIP AS BUILT, REMAINING ONBOARD UNTIL THE SHIP WAS SCRAPPED IN 1935.

FINE FRENCH WALNUT IN A LOOSE 15TH CENTURY ITALIAN RENAISSANCE STYLE OF THE FIRST CLASS STAIRCASE. THE CARVED CAPITAL OF EACH IS A TOUR DE FORCE OF THE BEAUTIFUL HAND CARVING THE SHIP WAS FAMOUS FOR, MOST LIKELY COMPLETED BY ITALIAN ARTISANS BROUGHT OVER BY THE BUILDERS TO COMPLETE THE SHIPS FINE INTERIORS. THE CAPITALS DISPLAY BEAUTIFUL ACANTHUS LEAF DECORATION, WITH A BAND OR FLORAL INSPIRED DECORATION LOWER DOWN, THAT MATCHED OTHER DECORATION THROUGHOUT THE SPACE

BEAUTIFULLY MARKED WITH THEIR ONBOARD LOCATION, WITH MULTIPLE STAMPS FOR "STARB", WHICH I ASSUME IS A REFERENCE TO THE STABOARD SIDE OF "B" OR "BOAT DECK". HER YARD NUMBER OF "753" IS ALSO STAMPED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF EACH PILASTER (PICTURED).

THEY ARE BY FAR THE FINEST AND BEST PAIR OF CARVED OCEAN LINER PILASTERS I HAVE YET HAD IN OVER 30 YEARS OF DEALING IN THIS FEILD, THEY ARE TRULY EXTRAORDINARY.

THESE PILASTERS WERE PURCHASED FROM THE HENRY ALDRIDGE TITANIC & OCEAN LINER sale LAST YEAR.

THEY HAD BEEN ENTERED INTO THE SALE BY A DEALER WHO BOUGHT THE PANELING AT THE GREAT TEW ARCHITECTURAL sale IN THE YEAR 2000, IN TURN THEY ORIGINAL FROM THE STORES OF THE AVERY FAMILY, OF BRISTOL. THIS MATERIAL WAS ALL SURPLUS TO WHAT WAS FITTED WITHIN THEIR PREMISES IN BRISTOL, IT REMAINED IN STORAGE UNTIL SOLD IN 2000, SO THESE HAVE A FULL PROVENANCE AND BACK STORY. THE AVERY FAMILY ASSOCIATION TO THE MAURETANIA AND ITS PANELING IS FULLY DISCUSSED AND ILLUSTRATED IN PETER NEWALL'S BOOK, 'MAURETANIA, TRIUMPH AND RESURRECTION' ON PAGE 100 & 101.BOTH PILASTERS ARE IN FINE, UNTOUCHED CONDITION, SOME SLIGHT LOSSES TO THE BEAUTIFULLY CARVED CAPITALS (PICTURED).

PLEASE NOTE SHIPPING IS POSSIBLE WORLDWIDE BUT EXPENSIVE AS THESE ARE HEAVY, COLLECTION IS POSSIBLE FROM MYSELF ON THE SOUTH COAST, PORTSMOUTH/SOUTHAMPTON AREA.EACH PILASTER MEASURES 57" TALL.

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ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK.

PLEASE NOTE DUE TO A VERY SMALL MINORITY OF RUDE ER USERS, ANY ITEM SOLD HERE ON ABOVE £50.00 WILL HAVE INSURANCE ADDED TO THE INVOICE. I DO NOT CONTROL THE BRITISH POSTAL SERVICE WHICH AT PRESENT SEEMS TO BE HIGHLY UNRELIABLE. DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF SALES I MAKE, I ONLY MAKE ONE TRIP TO THE POST OFFICE PER WEEK, ITEMS ARE SENT OUT ONE WEEK AFTER PAYMENT HAS CLEARED.ALLITEMS SENT HAVE PROF OF POSTAGE.

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