Fun Stuff

An amazing table from the second-class Smoking Room of the Cunard Line RMS Queen Mary.   Black base with German silver trimmed surmounted by a fluted column base and topped with a black top. Stands about… read more ›

This is one of those items that will set your collection apart from others.  An original on-board life ring from the RMS Queen Elizabeth.  Measuring about 29″ in diameter, this life ring has a special… read more ›

During my recent travels, I found a book that is one of those items that makes you say “wow”!  It is a testimonial book about a silver service presented to Thomas Ismay (who founded White… read more ›

One of the finest (and rarest) items I have ever offered for sale.  A first-class dining room chair from Titanic’s sister ship, Olympic, still in the original green upholstery.  Think of all the famous people… read more ›

Want to have most of the entire passenger sections of the Queen Mary in a single deck plan?  Look no further than this much-sought-after cruise plan for her.  You’ll note that, although it appears that… read more ›

Full-color coded deck plan for first class.  Very detailed down to the placement of furniture on board.  Deck plan includes five full-color photos of the interiors and a color exterior rendering.  When opened, measures about… read more ›

Lovely full-color deck plan for first class on board the Ivernia.  Shows all of her first-class areas including the furniture placement.  Measures about 44″ x 8.75″ when opened and has four color photos and a… read more ›

Lovely fold-out deck plan for Cunard’s RMS Carinthia of 1956. Contains 6 color photos of her public rooms, including her dining room where the where the ever-frugal Cunard reused chairs from RMS Aquitania’s first-class dining… read more ›

Superb pre-maiden voyage brochure for Cunard’s Carinthia.  18 page with lots of interior renderings and three photos of her launch.  Also has a full-color rendering of her as a centerfold.  A slight amount of foxing… read more ›

Many collectors call this a “large creamer,” but it is actually a hot water jug.  Your tea was brought to you as loose leaves, and you poured your own hot water and you made your… read more ›

Now is the time to enhance your ocean-liner collection with this beautiful bone-china White Star Line demi-tasse cup and saucer.  Just think of the craftsmanship in this set.  Hand made china that was glazed, fired,… read more ›

The French Line really went all out on intriguing deck plans for the Normandie.  This is a cool plan where a small card pulls out showing various spots on the ship.  You have a key… read more ›

Lovely souvenir enameled broach as sold aboard the Normandie in her gift shops, showing the shield of the province of Normandie.  As opposed to a pin, this one can be put through the lapel hole… read more ›

A pair of what I consider the best chairs put on the greatest ship America ever produced.  Great two-tone leather in orange and dark brown.  Just think of all the famous people who sat in… read more ›

Fascinating “you are here” map from Queen Elizabeth 2’s aft staircase on 2 deck.  Own a visually impressive part of your favorite liner.  I believe this dates to before her 1994 refit because of the… read more ›

Much sought-after pocket watch case recovered from the wreck of the famous Cunard liner SS Lusitania in 1982.  These are getting tough to find for a reasonable price; so little more needs to be said. … read more ›

“The ships of to-morrow.”  Super 8-page entry-into-service brochure for the Media and Parthia produced at the time of their maiden voyages in 1947.  While Cunard billed these ships as all first class, it is safe… read more ›

This is one of the best items I have ever found for Luxury Liner Row. “You are here” deck maps from Queen Mary.  Given the attitude of the owners of the QM at the time… read more ›

When Oceaneering did its salvage work on the Lusitania in 1982, they went into the specie room and found what they thought were silver Cunard spoons.  What they turned out to be were spoons with… read more ›

Extremely rare and, I might add, quite lovely comforter with a butterfly motive from the ss United States.  What makes this one especially important is it is the bedspread from the Duck Suite.  Even better,… read more ›

Useful and cool stateroom hat hook from the Big U.  Use these in your home as I have done in mine.  I have a pair of them up in my garage, and I hang baseball… read more ›

Extremely rare and, I might add, quite lovely comforter as used in the suites on the ss United States.  This neutral pattern would be great in any home.  In those days of heavy smoking, loads… read more ›

Only in her first year of service did Queen Mary sport in-service ashtrays that were emblazoned with her name.  Like the ones on Normandie with her name, Cunard White Star found that these ashtrays quickly… read more ›

Super-rare staircase sign from Caronia.  It could quite possibly be this exact sign shown in the archival on board.  See the archival on the Queen Mary for a similar sign as well.  I know of… read more ›

Very well-made bone china souvenir plate as sold in the gift shops of Cunard’s Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.  As you would expect, this was produced by Staffordshire.  This not-often-seen plate shows the images of… read more ›

Outstanding pre-maiden voyage first-class deck plan for the s.s. Imperator.  Printed on onion paper, the plan is dated 4-1913 and was printed in the United States.  Measures 36″ x 33″ when open.  Considering it is… read more ›

16-page stunning entry-into-service brochure for the Dollar Steamship Lines’ President Coolidge and President Hoover.  Dates to 1931 and states that the ships will be in service soon.  Dollar Line was rightly proud of these two… read more ›

Absolutely superb brochure for the new ss United States.  24 pages with 20 full-color artist impressions of first, cabin, and tourist class.   Centerfold foldout is a broadside rendering of the new liner.  Dates to just… read more ›

North German Lloyd brochure for the Berlin, Dresden, and Stuttgart.  These are liners that don’t see too much for.  16 pages.  Lots of interior photos, mostly one to a page.  In excellent condition.

One reviewer said in the 1960’s that the Cunard ships were getting old and were no longer seriously contending for the title “finest in the world” but that you should go because the “Cunard service,… read more ›

Unusual shallow plate made by Maddock.  These plates are tough to find even as non-Kosher examples.  This one marked “Milk” is quite rare.  Very good condition with some utensil marks.  Measures 8″ in diameter and… read more ›

A selection of Kosher Maddock soup bowls from the service of the Queens.  Marked “Milk”.  In excellent condition measuring about 9” in diameter.

A quantity of salad crescents from the service of Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.  In mint condition and measuring about 8” x 4½”.  A must have for any Cunard Queen’s collection.

The cube Foley sugar bowl.  Made of fine bone china.  I often have a tough time keeping these in stock so finish your tea set with this cute sugar bowl.  Excellent condition with no chips,… read more ›

Foley bone-china footed dish.  Measures about 3” across the top and stands about 2” high.  Very good condition.  No chips or crazing.  One of the harder Foley pieces to find and one of the most… read more ›

Stunning pair of Cunard candle sticks dating to the 19th century.  They are made by Elkington Plate and date to 1870!  They are almost certainly from one of the following ships, which all came out… read more ›

Fantastic 28-page brochure for first and tourist class on the famed Rex and Conte Di Savoia.  Dated to 1934 and in very good condition.  Very interesting photos as they are little seen.  Half the brochure… read more ›

I think it’s safe to say that this is the best brochure ever done for the second Mauretania.  Dating from the time of her maiden voyage, this brochure runs 24 pages with each photo covering… read more ›

The height of Cunard White Star is perhaps represented in this brochure from 1949.  Much talk of the pre-war ships being refitted “in keeping with the latest concepts of comfort and luxury in ocean travel.” … read more ›

By far the best brochure ever done for Cunard’s superb “Green Goddess.”  Large-format brochure in full color with much gold leaf.  Excellent logos for ss Caronia and Cunard White Star are to be found here,… read more ›

A fascinating set of nine photos of ss Lurline — all taken in November, 1939.  I first thought these might have something to do with the outbreak of war, but visible on the back of… read more ›

Desirable and hard-to-find coffee cup and saucer as used on the great post WWII Cunarders.  This example comes to us from the Queen Mary.  These coffee cups and saucers are quite popular, and in fact,… read more ›

Very few companies (not even post-war Cunard) produced such lavish launch brochures as Cunard themselves did in the 1930s.  Their three big ships of state all got the top treatment.  Mauretania might have the luxury… read more ›

The definitive and official record of Lusitania’s tragic last voyage.  Published by Cunard in March, 1916, this is the final return of all passengers and crew on her final voyage (survivors and victims).  It is… read more ›

In an interesting and happy bit of corporate cost saving, both White Star Line and Red Star Line used the same turquoise-and-brown china pattern in first class.  This pattern is made famous by its use… read more ›

One of the finest brochures ever created for CGT’s only four stacker.  38 on-board photos, interior and exterior, most of which I haven’t seen before.  They are amazing, almost startlingly, clear.  Examples of the photos… read more ›

Launched by Mary, Lady Inverclyde, in June, 1906, Lusitania set new standards for speed, size, and luxury on the Atlantic.  But then you knew all that!  Cunard and John Brown went all out for Lusitania’s… read more ›

An exquisite first-class toast rack from the pattern used in the first-class dining room on Olympic and Titanic.  A crushed, identical version of this toast rack was recovered in dives to Titanic back in 2000. … read more ›

Many of you have heard the rumor that Olympic’s wheelhouse is being used as a potting shed somewhere in the U.K. or that a collector has the clock from Honor and Glory and jealously guards… read more ›

One of the most beautiful pattern of steamship china you can find.  This tea cup and saucer is made by Mintons and was used on board Cunarders before the first world war.  Cunard really splashed… read more ›

One of the hardest-to-find pieces salvaged from the Empress that you’ll probably ever see.  Standing about 2″ tall, this creamer was recovered before Canada put a heritage order on the wreck prohibiting anything from being… read more ›

This deck plan is in all likelihood the nicest item I have ever had on the site.  Tissue deck plans for Olympic are VERY tough to come by, especially one in top-notch condition and a… read more ›

China salvaged from the Empress of Ireland is ubiquitous, but her crystal is much harder to find, especially in one piece and with a logo.  One diver told me that he’s recovered at least one… read more ›

This coffee cup was salvaged from the flattened wreck of Cunard’s Oregon.  The Oregon was the speed holder of her day and had been purchased from the financially strapped Guion Line just two years before… read more ›

Dating to the 1880’s, this rare soup bowl is a tough pattern to acquire.  Proof that the pattern dates to the 1880’s lies in the fact that numerous examples of it have been recovered from… read more ›

This silver soup tureen was made by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths in 1911 for use in the à la carte restaurant on board Olympic.  It seems that this exclusive and very well-made pattern of silver was… read more ›

When the American Line took over Inman, it also took over Inman’s china pattern; thus we see examples of the china marked “American Line” and “Inman Line.”  This 1890’s pattern was used on all of… read more ›

Great presentation book given to VIP’s who attended the launch of the first Mauretania at Swan Hunter’s yard on September 20, 1906.  One has to wonder whose copy this was.  Measures about 21″ x 16″… read more ›

I’m proud to offer yet another of the rarest Cunard china items that can be found.  This exceptionally rare platter in the “Sea Shell” pattern dates to the late 1870’s and straddles the time between… read more ›

Fantastic brass bell made from metal salvaged from the second Mauretania at the time of her scrapping late in 1965.  Here is your chance to own a piece of her.  Cunard saved little from their… read more ›

The brown-on-brown pattern is one of the most confusing patterns White Star ever produced.  Where exactly was it used?  Why have we not seen dinner plates?  White Star researchers can’t seem to agree.  One of… read more ›

Extremely rare pre-maiden voyage brochure for HAPAG’s latest and greatest triumph, the Imperator.  20 pages with 24 images, including a photo of the Kaiser on the launch platform with the bottle breaking across the bow,… read more ›

Exquisitely carved French walnut moulding from the first-class staircase of the Mauretania.  Still in its original finish just like it was taken off the ship.  Marked on the back in carpenters pencil “Boat Deck.” Archival… read more ›

At some point around the end of the first world war, someone had the bright idea to change the all-white life rings to a two-tone of red and white for better visibility at sea.  The… read more ›

I’m proud to offer one of the rarest Cunard china items I’ve ever had on the site.  Exceptionally rare platter in the earliest verified Cunard pattern.   This dates to the 1840’s or 1850’s.  Back marked… read more ›

Collecting 19th century Cunard china would highlight any display cabinet.  This large serving pitcher only serves to highlight that rule.  Dates from the 1850’s or 1860’s.  Considering how small the ships at that time were… read more ›

Super rare Cadbury candy tin for Mauretania with a fairly accurate full-color portrait of the ship.  No, there is no candy in it!  The condition of the portrait is very good with only slight crazing… read more ›

Highly sought-after aluminum stateroom vase from the s.s. United States.  Stands 13½” tall and is 7″ in diameter at the mouth.  Cabin number U-73 (first class) written on bottom in pen.  See archival photo for… read more ›

Scarce turquoise-and-brown creamer.  Stands about 3″ tall and is in excellent condition.  One of the hardest pieces of this pattern to find and one of those types of items that sets a White Star china… read more ›

As befitted the flag ship of America’s merchant marine, the decoration aboard the United States was very patriotic.  Among the examples, was a series of 50 medallions by Gwen Lux, each medallion representing a state… read more ›

I’m pleased to be able to offer this life jacket from France’s greatest liner.  Canvas over cork with “Normandie,” “Le Havre,” and the number “56” stenciled in black.  What appears to be a maker’s mark… read more ›

It is often tough as a dealer as well as a collector to decide what to keep and what to sell.  The  rarity of this Aquitania cigarette box makes me want to keep it.  On… read more ›

There’s silver, and then there’s silver.  This immense champagne bucket and stand was designed with a heavy base to keep it upright in rough seas.  Together these pieces measure over 18” tall.  The bucket is… read more ›

Here’s your chance to own a museum-quality item!  A letter written on board the Lusitania’s last aborted voyage by second-class passenger Elsie Hardy, detailing her daily activities.  Saved from the sinking, this letter has some… read more ›

Beautifully patterned linoleum floor tiles in alternating shades of green and cream as used in first-, second-, third-class, and crew areas of the Olympic. Archival photographs of the liner’s interior show these tiles in use… read more ›

Ladies and gentlemen, one of those items that really sets a collection apart.  A spectacular invitation to her launch.  This sports not one, but two, pieces of art by Norman Wilkinson, one on the cover… read more ›

Produced by White Star for use in travel agents’ offices, this hard-bound travel agency counter book is the best brochure ever produced for Olympic.  Counting this particular copy, I know of only two examples of… read more ›

And now ladies and gentlemen, for one of you, take a look at the new centerpiece of your collection!  Olympic’s brass starboard running light. Purchased at the 1935 Olympic auction, this light found a home… read more ›

WOW!  Amazingly hard-to-find deck plan for Cunard’s famous Carpathia, dated September, 1908, and listed as a “cabin plan.”  Looking at the plan, it appears that first and second class were combined into one at some… read more ›

The word “rare” does not do this brochure justice.  I am proud to be able to offer such an outstanding piece of White Star history to you. 16-page full-color pre-war brochure for this most famous… read more ›

Oval bowl used as a vegetable dish on board.  Measures abut 5.75″ and made by Lamberton.  Excellent condition.  This was purchased at the 1984 United States auction by the prior owner.

Near mint with a few utensil marks.  Measures about 6.5″ in diameter.  These were purchased at the ss United States auction by the prior owner.   A small quantity available.  Note plate in use during afternoon… read more ›

Glossy deck plan in Italian and English dated January, 1962.  Getting late for this famed and long lived liner.  Seven photos.  Very interesting photo showing the pre-war first-class dining room still intact.  Compare this to… read more ›

Excellent deck plan showing all three classes.  Very detailed, even down to the placement of furniture in each cabin.  Unfolds to 27” x 26” and includes several interior and exterior photographs.  Great photo of the… read more ›

Cube-set rose-pattern creamer.  Made by Grosvenor for Cunard.  Bone china and in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or crazing.  Measures about 2” across by x 2¾” tall.  JF

Unusual shallow plate made by Maddock.  Excellent condition.  Measures 8″ in diameter.  Maddockware is a real crowd pleaser and a collecting favorite.  Everyone wants something off the Queen Mary or Queen Elizabeth it seems.

Side bowl as used on the RMS Queen Mary, RMS Caronia, and second Mauretania.  One day I hope to find an archive with Cunard and Maddockware’s history details.  While we all have and love our… read more ›