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Page 1: Ship Badges and Silverware - William Sterling

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Ship Badges and Silverware

SerapisThunderer (Jupiter/Zeus)

Neptune

Despatch (Mercury’s Caduceus)Hermes 1929

Apollo (Sun) Erebus (Underworld) Vulcan

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Diana (Moon)Venus

Centaur 1925 Delphinium (Dolphin)

Nereide

Castor

Achilles Ajax

Benbow 1913 (Siren)

Dido

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Calliope (Muse of Epic Poetry, mother of Orpheus)

Orpheus

Danae (Mother of Perseus) Medusa

Pegasus

St Vincent 1928

Hercules

Hydra WrestlerArgos 1927 (peacock)

Theseus (Minotaur)

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Dryad 1929 (oak leaves) Sphinx

Pandora

Orion

Ursa (Bear)

LysanderRenown 1915

Caesar and Cleopatra

Cleopatra

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Centurion

Dauntless (Roman Soldier)

Trafalgar Vase V&A Silver vase presented to Vice-Admiral Morris after Trafalgar 1805

Coins of Hadrian and Antoninus showing Britannia C2nd AD

Vase presented to Captain Timins for defeating a French squadron in 1804, NMM

Yachting Trophy won by Valkyrie 1891

The Queen’s Trophy won by Alarm 1838

Silver soup tureen belonging to Lord Amelius Beauclerk (1771-1846) captain of HMS Dryad in 1796 commemorating his capture of La Proserpine

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Silver Winged Victory presented to HMS Indomitable after rescuing HMS Lion on Dogger Bank B915

Silver vase presented to Nelson after The Nile by Levant merchants 1799

Silver goblet presented to Admiral Rodney by the people of Martinique after the battle of the Saints 1782

Dr William Sterlingwww.williamsterling.co.uk

The King’s Writing Closet

Habrecht’s Clockwork Celestial Globe with Atlas 1646

Schissler and Neuwaldt’sTerrestrial Table Globe with Atlas 1597

Dr William Sterlingwww.williamsterling.co.uk

Pair of Terrestrial and Celestial Globes from c 1725 showing Atlas and Hercules

Hercules medal 1690 - Hesperides Hercules medal 1697

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British Hercules medal 1702 Hercules medalFrench Hercules medal 1709 Russian Hercules medal 1713

Napoleonic medals showing Hercules with Antaeus and Nemean Lion

Neptune medal Kiel Canal 1895

Parian ewer commemorating life of Nelson with Triton and dolphins 1851

Creamware Punch Bowl from the The Molly late C18th made in Liverpool

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Soup Plate late C19thTin glazed earthenware London 1710-20

Cheese dish commemorating Nelson with Britannia and Venus and Cupid 1844

Cameo belonging to Emma Hamilton 1797 depicting Roman soldier

Cameo inscribed Trafalgar showing Classical female mourning over and urn c. 1806

Seal with Bacchus

Emma Hamilton as a bacchante c. 1800

One of the Hope Plates

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Oak Launching Casket 1909Teapot commemorating Trafalgar with Tritons c. 1806

Tobacco box with captain in Neptune’s chariot with Amphitrite early C19thWedgwood candlestick in the form of a Classical Dolphin c. 1830

Baltic Exchange 1922 Faith and Fortitude Hope and Justice

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Truth and Victory Roman Centurions