Poor Aurania. She never saw commercial service and was being used as a transport for less than a year when torpedoed by the German U-Boat UB-67 during World War I. Although taken in tow, she… read more ›
Poor Aurania. She never entered service for Cunard and was used as a transport for less than a year when torpedoed by the German U-Boat UB-67 during World War I. Although taken in tow, she… read more ›
Set of utensils from the first-class dining room of the only four stacker ever built by France. All three made by Christofle. The longest of the three is the knife, and it measures about 9.75″… read more ›
Beautiful and mint condition tea strainer by Christofle. Imagine the art, care, and time taken for tea service on the liner that was often claimed to have finer food than anything ashore even in France itself. Measures… read more ›
Really iconic silver-plated nut dish in the shape of a sea shell. Identical dishes like these were made for and used on the ss Normandie. The logo makes me think this dish dates to the… read more ›
Extremely rare and desirable sugar tongs from the Ile de France. Not only are they super cute, but they are in fantastic condition. Measuring about 5″ and made by Christofle.
Extremely tough to find salt and pepper shakers from the first-class dining room of the ss Ile De France. Made by Christofle and in very good condition. They have the CGT logo in the silver… read more ›
A Puiforcat dinner fork used exclusively in the first-class private suites of Normandie. Only the finest and most important passengers would have ever even seen this bespoke pattern. The almost inconceivable luxury of Normandie’s suites… read more ›
Silver dinner fork from the first-class service of the ss Normandie. Made by Christofle and measures about 8″ long. Small bit of wear to the CGT logo on the back.
Unusually shaped silver fork from the famed ss Normandie. From her second-class service, this fork was made by Ercuis and is complete with hallmark. Measures about 5″ long.
Lovely and rarely seen fish knife by Christofle as used in the first-class dining room of the ss Normandie. Measures about 8.25″ in length. A touch of wear to the CGT logo on the back.
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 ›
RMS Queen Mary-era silver salt and pepper shakers. Made by Elkington plate with the pepper dated 1957 and the salt dated 1959. Matched sets are what you want in your collection and are extremely difficult… read more ›
Isn’t this just the dish?! Fantastic-condition White Star Line reed-and-star dish from the on-board service. Measures about 10.5″ x 7.25″, Made by Elkington plate and dated to 1932, meaning it was probably made for the… read more ›
I haven’t had a set of White Star Line sugar tongs in ages. These are made by our friends at Elkington Silver and date to 1930. They measure about 4.25″ long. In excellent condition. They… read more ›
