Fun Stuff

Superb pin tray with the evocative double Cunard White Star house flag logo. Excellent condition. No chips, cracks, or crazing. No loss of gold. Made by Staffordshire and sold in the gift shops. Don’t you… read more ›

Way back in 1987, artifacts from the wreck of the White Star liner Republic, which sank dramatically in 1909, were salvaged.  Claims of massive amounts of gold, wild-goose chases, and tails of sad tragic drama have… read more ›

Hard-to-find 19th Century second-class passenger list RMS Majestic.  19th Century White Star Line are tough to source, and those for second class are even more so.  Bruce Ismay is listed on the cover as New… read more ›

Here’s a special list!  There is so much to make this a stunning list for any White Star Line collector.  Let’s start with the cover, which is the same as used on RMS Titanic.  It… read more ›

Return-to-service brochure produced for the Cunard White Star Liner Britannic in 1947.  “The Britannic is not only British in name, from keel to masthead she embodies the traditional skill of British craftsmen.”  I’ll say!  She… read more ›

Great souvenir pin dish with the famous “sailor-at-the-helm” logo as seen on many French Line souvenirs.  Measures about 4¼” across.  Excellent condition.  A couple of colors to chose from so ask me if you don’t… read more ›

Abstract of log card from the ss United States’s voyage 307, westbound.  In near-mint condition.  A small quantity available.

One of the most beautiful pieces of furniture from the Queen Mary I have ever offered!  This table is from her first-class main lounge and has been nicknamed by collectors as a “U-table” because of… read more ›

One of the rarest pieces of Cunard china that I have ever been able to offer.  In 2007, some very limited salvage work was done on the Cunard liner Carpathia of Titanic fame.  A number… read more ›

A pair of portrait cuff links for Cunard’s Green Goddess.  Purchased in her on-board gift shops, maybe during one of her extremely lengthy and popular world cruises.  What I wouldn’t give to be able to… read more ›

One of my all-time favorite ships (as many of you already know if you’ve read the descriptions on Luxury Liner Row) is Cunard’s Caronia.  To me she is the epitome of Cunard’s British style with… read more ›

A very early brochure for her, probably from her entry into service.  32 pages with 30 images, many I haven’t seen elsewhere.  Huge amount of information about the rooms and heavy concentration on the decorative… read more ›

An exceedingly rare brochure for the French Line ‘s fantastic Ile De France, the Paris, and the France.  24 pages with full-color, mostly full-page renderings, half for the new Ile, and the other half split… read more ›

Picture it!  July 4, 1910–the 70th anniversary of Cunard’s founding.  On that day 110 years ago, a young man sat down at a writing desk on RMS Lusitania. He’s going to Europe on the grandest… read more ›

A tourist-class brochure for the Normandie in French.  Fantastic cover art, but what makes it interesting are the renderings inside which make third-class look far more inviting but also suggest it is a maiden-voyage-era brochure. … read more ›

1920’s-era silver salt dish with a great Cunard Line logo.  Made by Chester and marked “Souvenir.”  In excellent condition and sports its often missing glass insert.

Cuckoo-pattern Cunard bread plate.  This pattern, dating to the time of RMS Mauretania and Aquitania, is the harder-to-find variant of the Tuscan Bird-of-Paradise china.  This bread plate is made by Mintons.  Fine bone china.  Measures… read more ›

Very old Cunard Line silver-plated dinner knife in a pattern I have only seen once or twice.  Definitely not common!  In very good condition.  Made by Elkington Plate and date coded 1903.  Measures just under… read more ›

A very cool carpet from the Queen Mary!  This time I have found you something that fits the home that is already full of furniture!  Of the highest quality, this carpet is a very useful… read more ›

Here is an invitation I think we all would have loved to have received.  It is for Press reporters invited to luncheon in July 1949 to mark the return to service of the famous Ile… read more ›

Attractive fold-over stationary from the fantastic French Line ss Normandie.  Unused and in excellent condition.  A few sheets available.

Lovely waste dish from the tea service produced by Copelands in the famous rose pattern.  It seems that this pattern appears to have only been used on Media and Parthia.  About 2 5/8″ across and… read more ›

Long salt spoon from the tables of the famous Cunard Line.  Great 19th century logo and made by Elkington with a date code of 1900.  Perhaps for the Saxonia?  Measures about 3.5″ long and in… read more ›

A comfortable cabin chair from second-class cabin D-149 on the Queen Mary.  Crafted from solid mahogany, what makes this chair stand out above all other pieces of Queen Mary furniture available for sale is the… read more ›

From the RMS Queen Mary.  Purchased in Long Beach from the prior owner who bought it from the auction of ship’s fittings.  This wool blanket is in remarkable condition given that it is 60+ years… read more ›

Souvenir sterling silver spoon of the finest type ever made for the Cunard Line.  Sporting a date code of 1891.  Measures about 5″ long.  These were sold in the on-board gift shops of the liners. … read more ›

Cute sugar tongs by our old friends at Elkington and Company.  Dates to 1905; so they were probably made for one of the “Pretty Sisters,” Caronia or Carmania.  In very good condition and measuring about… read more ›

A fine sterling-silver and enamel spoon from the Cunarder Carinthia.  One of the Canadian Quartet from the 1950s, these four ships that serviced Canada were not Cunard’s most popular.  Excellent condition measuring about 4.25″ long.

Beautiful pair of silver plate asparagus tongs made by Elkington.  Measures about 4.5″ long.  Dating to 1914, these tongs are in excellent condition and likely from the ss Aquitania in her famous acanthus leaf pattern. … read more ›

Elaborate and impressive, these clawed ice tongs would look amazing in your display of Cunard Line silver.  They measure about 5.5″ long. Perfect condition with perfect logo. Made by Harrison Brothers, the logo dates to… read more ›

The finest advertising poster I have ever offered for America’s most important ocean liner.  I very much lament the relatively sparse number of promotional pieces for the Big U.  Fortunately, that does not extend to… read more ›

One of the rarest and earliest brochures for White Star that I have ever offered.  Produced at the time of the maiden voyages of the Majestic and Teutonic and copyright 1890.  The company’s name “White… read more ›

We are now nearly 16 years past the famous Haltwhistle auction of woodwork and fittings from our favorite liner RMS Olympic.  As you are no doubt well aware, years ago many other sellers, who were… read more ›

What would constitute the finest cruise of all time?  Not simply a good vacation, but the high-water mark of all ocean excursions?   Clearly Normandie’s two cruises to Rio should make a list of some… read more ›

For one of the most beautiful and important ships ever built, relatively little has been written about the French Line’s Normandie.  This is what makes her special edition of The Shipbuilder even more special.  Even… read more ›

This is the first brochure/deck plan for the White Star fleet that was issued immediately after the Titanic disaster.  Dated April, 1912, this printing was “cancelling previous issues.” In other words, the previous issues which… read more ›

A rarity these days!  A pre-sinking postcard for this, perhaps history’s most famous pair of steamships RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic.  No message (and given the recent incident perhaps no message was required) but has… read more ›

Superb graphics on the cover of this passenger list for White Star’s finest 19th Century ship, the RMS Oceanic.  The last ship conceived and built under the guidance of the line’s founder, Thomas Ismay, Oceanic… read more ›

The French Line must be lauded for their efforts as they seem to have produced far more and far nicer brochures for all classes for the Normandie than the Cunard Line did for the Queen… read more ›

I have over the years had a number of these special ss Normandie desk-top souvenirs.  You can’t really call them common, in fact, they are quite rare in this condition.  Rare as hen’s teeth.   … read more ›

I don’t recall the last time I had a “Tea” menu from a White Star liner, but I know that in second and third class this afternoon meal was much more hearty than the beverages… read more ›

Here is something you don’t see everyday.  A cabin-class landing card and a Duty and Identification receipt from the Andrea Doria for Adele Mannello (Manello) from the fatal voyage in July, 1956.  Mrs. Mannello boarded… read more ›

Far and away one of the rarest passenger lists out there.  For the Empress of Britain dated June 15, 1939.  Why is this so rare, you may ask?  Because this is the trip that carried King… read more ›

Outstanding copy of one of the more difficult-to-find Shipbuilders.  The finest ship ever to serve on the Canadian route, Canadian Pacific went all out with her.  So special was she that she was chosen to… read more ›

Pastel & blue souvenir “Launch Plate” for the famous RMS Lusitania in very good condition.  First one I have had in this fine shape for many years.  As many of you know, the rare pattern… read more ›

French medal designed by Rene Baudichon to commemorate the sinking.  One side shows a sinking Lusitania, and the opposite side shows the Statue of Liberty rising from the water holding a sword aloft.  These are… read more ›

Foldout glossy full color flyer for the Italian Line’s new 33,000-ton Leonardo Da Vinci.  Dates to before the maiden voyage because all the illustrations of her interiors are renderings, which we rarely see for her…. read more ›

Late 1960’s fold-open flyer for the Andrea Doria’s fantastic replacement, the Leonardo da Vinci.  I know some people who sailed on her, and they all say that she was pretty amazing.  I haven’t had this… read more ›

Unusual press photo of a passenger “tour” of the bridge of the ss Andrea Doria.  Measures about 10″ x 8″.

A single sheet of blue stationery from the Cristoforo Colombo.  When open, it measures about 10″x 8″.  Comes with original envelope.

I haven’t had this Michelangelo & Raffaello fold-open brochure up on the site in a long time.  Many years ago, I got a stack of these from a collection that belonged to an old railroad… read more ›

A glossy color foldout brochure printed September, 1958, for the Cristoforo Colombo.  This is nearly identical to the Andrea Doria / Cristoforo Colombo brochure of a few years earlier.  It has the same cover and… read more ›

1960s deck plan for the beautiful Leonardo da Vinci of the Italian Line.  Excellent condition.

Second-class passenger list for the Normandie’s voyage from Le Havre to New York via Southampton.  Sailing date was July 7, 1937.  1,112 passengers on board.  Back shows where it had been attached to an album.

Salvaged silver coffee pot from the ill-fated Empress of Ireland.  It amazes me how the silver on the inside of the lid is still intact and shiny after all those years at the bottom of… read more ›

“Empresses of the Atlantic.”  First-class brochure for the ill-fated Empress of Ireland and her sister Empress of Britain.  They were the pride of Canadian Pacific’s fleet before the war.  24 pages (every single one of… read more ›

I’m really opening doors for you now!  Doors that don’t exist anymore, that is, perhaps out outside of some Turkish farm house.  Key tag with key from on board the ss United States.

A first-class side plate.  7″ in diameter.  Very good condition with crazing as can be seen in the photos and the typical staining from decades under the St. Lawrence.  Really quite excellent considering the state… read more ›

Like everything else for this famous ship, obtaining high-quality Lusitania material is a rarity.  Items from her are tough to find and also jealously kept in collections.  After all, why let go something increasingly tough… read more ›

A second-class passenger list for the RMS Cedric’s crossing from Liverpool to New York, Valentines Day, February 14, 1906.  Captain Cameron in command, and the surgeon is W.F.N. O’Loughlin of Titanic fame.  The cover is… read more ›

Sought-after candy tin for the RMS Queen Elizabeth.  I had a few for the QE a while back, but you cleaned me out.  I have another one now after a long period without so grab… read more ›

A fine chair that I haven’t had in stock for a number of years.  Cunard spent a fortune on the high-quality solid sycamore used in these comfortable dining-room chairs.  The chair has been completely restored… read more ›

Remarkably rare catch-all from the RMS Queen Mary.  What makes this so outstanding is that it dates to the pre-war period of 1936-1939.  After the war, the style of many of the bakelite fixtures from… read more ›

This brochure is how the Thorp family chose their accommodation on the RMS Lusitania. Running 20 pages, the brochure is a time capsule of Cunard in 1914-1915.  Mentioned are the famous Cunarders Lusitania, Mauretania, Aquitania… read more ›

What an unusual item and a rare survivor!  A steward’s call plaque from a first-class cabin on board the Queen Mary.  See one in use in the archival photo.  Rarely seen.  Mount it next to… read more ›

“De Luxe Atlantic Service” brochure produced by White Star for the Majestic, the Olympic, and the Homeric. Running 24 pages, there are 18 color renderings, mostly interiors of the three liners, including six images for… read more ›

Passenger list for the famous French liner Ile de France.  CGT really loved this cover for their passenger lists, using it for a very long time!  This list is for her voyage from New York… read more ›

Fascinating and informative passenger information booklet for cruise passengers printed quite late in the ship’s life.  This one is dated March, 1967.  I really enjoyed reading it as the details are fascinating.  In very good… read more ›

Tourist (second) class menu from the ss Normandie’s August 2, 1936, crossing.  No caviar, but the food looks predictably delicious! Very good condition.

A set of unused matches from her final voyage to Long Beach in 1967 and a pack of tissue paper also unused–“for your personal use.”  Both items from her last trip.

So would you or wouldn’t you sail on this cruise?  That was the question prospective passengers were faced with when choosing to sail on this ss Normandie voyage.  The 1938 cruise had been popular enough… read more ›

One of the best items I have ever had from the United States!  A compete set of general arrangement plans, which come directly from a former employee of Gibbs & Cox.   The deck-plan sheets measure… read more ›

A friend of mine once characterized the type of people who could afford first-class on the ss Normandie as “the privileged class, enjoying their privileges.”  I love the picture that paints in my mind.  The… read more ›

Do you wish you could have been a member of the Normandie driving club?  Here is your chance.  Imagine pulling up to the French Line pier in New York in your 1935 Dusenberg for your… read more ›

Hard to find demitasse cup and saucer in the pattern used on board the Normandie.  Made by Haviland and in excellent condition.

Gleaming woodwork, vast space, and your own dining table were hallmarks of the Caen Suite.  Postcard unused and in excellent condition.

A fantastic and extensive brochure for the ss Europa of 1930.  They were proud indeed.  This is a “guide through the ship and her appointments.”  Every part of the ship is covered and all classes,… read more ›

Ultra-rare, solid-bronze medallion for the ss Imperator of Hamburg America Line.  Dates to her maiden voyage.  Imposing portrait of the Kaiser on the reverse and a fine image of the ship on the front.  Marked… read more ›

One of the best brochures ever done for Berengaria.  With 24 pages with 18 full-page images of her first- and second-class public rooms, it is amazing to compare the interior of her and her sisters… read more ›

Ah, 1897 what a year.  It was the year of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, but at the same time, German competition on the Atlantic became a major threat.  The threat to England’s dominance of the… read more ›

Introduction into service brochure produced for the North German Lloyd Bremen of 1957.  All color renderings so the ship wasn’t even complete yet.  “Printed in Western-Germany.”  I don’t think I have ever seen it mentioned… read more ›

Fantastic and extensive info and photos of the lovely RMS Queen Elizabeth.  Very few companies (not even post-war Cunard) produced such lavish launch brochures as Cunard themselves did in the 1930s.  Their three big ships… read more ›

A very stylish chair from RMS Queen Mary’s third-class smoking room.  In as-found condition.  Complete with the original markings and storm tie downs, which so often go missing once furniture comes off an ocean liner…. read more ›

Cute souvenir framed portrait reverse painted on glass and backed with butterfly wings.  In very good condition.  Typically, there is some slight deterioration of the butterfly wings.  Not bad you will love it trust me.

Put the RMS Queen Elizabeth on your desk to brighten your day every time you look up!  A cute souvenir framed portrait of her reverse painted on glass and backed with butterfly wings.    In… read more ›

The famous enamel ship’s wheel lapel pin produced for all the great liners.  These came in white, light blue, and dark blue.  This white one for RMS Queen Elizabeth is my favorite because it shows… read more ›

Cute enamel cuff links from the RMS Queen Elizabeth’s on-board gift shop.  In great condition and still on the original card from the manufacturer.  These were supposedly purchased onboard the QE2’s maiden voyage by the… read more ›

One of the hardest-to-find pieces of Maddockware.  If, like Cunard, you had to serve appetizers to 800 expectant first-class passengers and do it quickly, these dishes were the answer to your prayers.  The idea was… read more ›

Popular Stratton enamel lapel pin in the shape of RMS Queen Elizabeth.  This was sold in her on-board gift shop.  Comes still attached to its original backing.  Excellent condition and measures about 1½” in length…. read more ›

Sought-after asparagus dish as used on the RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS Caronia, and all of the Cunard post war fleet.  These, however, came from the famous restaurant One 5th Ave in New… read more ›

Elkington Plate sugar bowl dated 1956.  This comes to us from One 5th Ave, the restaurant in New York City which was famously done up with fittings from the RMS Caronia; so from the Green… read more ›

A rarely seen photo of RMS Olympic off the Dardanelles, I believe, early in the war as a troop ship.  She’s impressive to say the least.  I would hate to be the fellow who had… read more ›

Haven’t had these in stock in ages.  The Maddock bread plate as used on board the RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth, and throughout the rest of the fleet.   In excellent condition with a small… read more ›

I have always considered White Star’s Teutonic to be the first ocean liner.  She was more reliable (and some say safer) because she had twin screws and didn’t need sails.  She was also big enough… read more ›

Very unusual photographic book for the beloved ss France of 1962.   Probably produced by CGT for use by travel agents to show prospective passengers the various level of cabin categories.  Hardback with 18 images of… read more ›

Here’s a brochure you don’t see very often.  Called “the Stateliest Ship Now in Being,” the Queen Mary was Britain’s entry to regain supremacy on the Atlantic.  Probably dates to the late period of her… read more ›

What can I say?  One of the finest carpets from the Queen Mary I have been fortunate to offer.  This carpet came from the granddaughter of a couple who traveled on their honeymoon in the… read more ›

Unusual cut-away for the ss Normandie.  Your favorite French Line ship is surrounded by nearly 24 interiors renderings, meaning that it certainly dates to before the maiden voyage.  Great cover art!  Something CGT was really… read more ›

Very nicely done brochure for the 75th anniversary of the French Line in 1939.  28 pages with lots of illustrations and photos on board.  Some are even in color.  Great condition with some dirt on… read more ›

Great brochure produced in 1922 about the history of Cunard.  32 pages with 13 color paintings of various Cunarders through the years and underneath each is a list of statistics of the liner.  In the… read more ›

A fold-open flyer for the new Cunarder Saxonia.  Dates to before the maiden voyage because all the illustrations are color renderings–nine in total.  She went on to be converted to the cruise liner Carmania and… read more ›

One of my favorite things about Cunard’s brochures from the 1920s is that they give us a look inside their smaller, more intimate ships as well as their larger liners, especially in their lower classes…. read more ›

Made of bone china, this attractive sugar bowl was produced by Copelands for use on board ships of the Cunard White Star fleet.  I have a tough time keeping these in stock, especially one that’s… read more ›

Unusual brochure for pre-war tourist class (second class) in French.  Folds open like one of the old postcard folders.  No date listed but is certainly from before the QM entered service because the illustrations for… read more ›

Very nice little brochure for first class on board the Cunard White Star liners of the 1930s.  Lots of photos that I have not seen before.  22 illustrations.  Certainly dates to before the Queen Mary… read more ›

If any of you have read a Fielding’s Guide from the 1950s, you know that Fielding had a bit of a problem with the Ile.  He liked to tell it as he saw it, calling… read more ›

After some teething problems during her first year of service, the Flandre found a loyal following.  In a reference to her early problems, travel writer Temple Fielding said of her: “Now many travelers swear by… read more ›

Lipsett letter opener for the ss Normandie, one of the most important items I have ever sold for her!  When the French Line’s (CGT) Normandie was broken up, Lipsett (the company which scrapped her) was… read more ›

Glass from the on-board service of the ss United States.  In excellent condition with an etched logo.  This is the water goblet as used in the dining rooms.  Stands about 4.75” tall.  Very rare.  Note… read more ›

Rarely seen salad bowl from the ss United States.  These come to us direct from the auction in 1984.  Our friend Mr. Fielding of Fielding’s travel-guide-book fame said if you wanted good food on the… read more ›

Several years ago, I was called to help clean out the Dr. Forbes estate.  This process took a few years and was never really finished.  At the last minute, plans changed within the estate, and… read more ›

Superb brochure for the America.  24 pages with 21 images of first, cabin, and tourist class.   Centerfold broadside rendering with color cut-away renderings of four cabin types showing the various layouts.  Dates to the early… read more ›

An interesting pamphlet of dimensions for all the first-class staterooms on board the ss United States.  This is the USL showing off and being proud of their new flagship.  I am certain this was found… read more ›

Nice little bowls in the Graystar pattern as used on the ss United States.  These come to us direct from the auction in 1984.  No chips, cracks, or crazing and made by Lamberton.  In the… read more ›

The French Line always did impressive brochures for Normandie, and this one has superb graphics.  A very rare gold information book for first-class passengers.  Runs over 60 pages.  Tex is in both French and English…. read more ›

The French loved post card books, and they produced many different kinds for each of their ships.  Among the parts of Normandie illustrated in this one are the winter garden, chapel, swimming pool, theater, tourist-class… read more ›

Fold-open brochure for Canadian Pacific’s transatlantic service.  When open, it measures about 28.5″ x 18.  23 photos and renderings, most in color.  The graphics on the cover are great!

First-class deck plans for the ss Ile de France are hard to come by, but the most sought after are the iconic ISO plans that give the decks a 3-D appearance.  These are simply amazing… read more ›

A jig-saw puzzle of one of the most beautiful liners ever built.  I’ve put it together, and unlike so many puzzles that are this old, it is complete.

Wonderfully illustrated brochure for tourist class on the fleet of NDL liners–Bremen, Europa, Columbus, Berlin, Dresden, General von Steuben, and Stuttgart.  38 photos on board all of the mentioned ships, many of which you never… read more ›

Wonderfully illustrated brochure for third class on the fleet of NDL liners–Bremen, Europa, Columbus, Berlin, Dresden, General von Steuben, and Stuttgart.  29 photos on board all of the mentioned ships, many of which you never… read more ›