Lot 397
PAIR OF GLAZED EARTHENWARE DOOR HANDLES
MADE FOR THE ROYAL YACHT, VICTORIA & ALBERT II, CIRCA 1855
The Forbes Collection at Old Battersea House
Auction: 1 November 2011 at 11:00 GMT
£1,188
Description
each decorated with a painted band depicting foliate motifs, enclosing a panel with GILT cipher of entwined initials 'VA' and surmounted by a crown and lion (2)
Footnote
Note: HMY Victoria and Albert II, a 360 foot steamer, was launched on 16 January 1855 and was a Royal Yacht of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom until 1900, owned and operated by the Royal Navy . She displaced 2,470 tons, and could make 15 knots on her paddles. There were 240 crew. HMY Victoria and Albert II was scrapped in about 1904.