Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37 25 Sep 2019
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Maritime interest: the SS L'Atlantique, Maiden Voyage, 29 September - 31 October, 1931, Art Deco bronze medal, by Lucien Georges Bazor (1889-1974), Amphitrite, goddess of the sea, drives four sea-horses, rev. port-side view of the ship, 68mm., extremely fine and scarce
The SS L'Atlantique, built for the Cie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique, was to have a short life. Her maiden voyage took her from Bordeaux to Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo, and Buenos Aires and at the time she was considered the ultimate liner in terms of luxury and modernity. Her Art Deco interior, which included a shopping mall, made use of splendid lacquered wooden panels. She had already had her funnels raised when, on January 3rd 1933, en route to Le Havre for some further refits, she caught fire in the English Channel near to Guernsey. The ship and all her contents were destroyed and eventually she was scrapped at the yard of Smith & Houston, Port Glasgow.
Lucien Bazor was Chief Engraver at the Paris Mint (1930-1958).
(120-160 GBP)
The SS L'Atlantique, built for the Cie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique, was to have a short life. Her maiden voyage took her from Bordeaux to Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo, and Buenos Aires and at the time she was considered the ultimate liner in terms of luxury and modernity. Her Art Deco interior, which included a shopping mall, made use of splendid lacquered wooden panels. She had already had her funnels raised when, on January 3rd 1933, en route to Le Havre for some further refits, she caught fire in the English Channel near to Guernsey. The ship and all her contents were destroyed and eventually she was scrapped at the yard of Smith & Houston, Port Glasgow.
Lucien Bazor was Chief Engraver at the Paris Mint (1930-1958).
(120-160 GBP)