1930

Silver-plated handled milk creamer, marked with Cunard Steamship logo and D. George Collins Ltd stam

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:80.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Silver-plated handled milk creamer, marked with Cunard Steamship logo and D. George Collins Ltd stam
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Silver-plated handled milk creamer, marked with Cunard Steamship logo and D. George Collins Ltd stamps, ex-Aurania (1918). 281 grams, 4" tall. Attractive serving piece with markings on side and bottom, well preserved with some pitting on spout, bright and silver in color, rare provenance as from the Aurania, a World War I troop carrier torpedoed by German U-boats off Ireland on February 4, 1918, and subsequently sunk near the Island of Mull, Scotland, after being towed there, her silver room (which held this creamer) not reached by salvors until 1980. From the S.S. Aurania (1918), with certificate.