Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 38 26 Sep 2019
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Contained in blue leather case, the lid with the arms of Lloyd's of London and with certificate with details, '... recovered in 1938 by the Dutch dredger 'Karimata' during salvage operations on the site of the wreck of H.M. frigate 'Lutine' which vessel foundered off the coast of Holland in 1799'. The certificate is signed by [Sir] Eustace Ralph Pulbrook (1881-1953), Chairman of Lloyd's. HMS Lutine was originally built for the French but in 1793 was part of a hand-over of assets from French royalists to Admiral Hood. She sank in 1799 whilst carrying a large amount of gold and silver. The 'Lutine Bell', which is rung in Lloyd's to denote a missing ship, was recovered in 1858. The 1938 salvage operations recovered a single gold bar and some silver coinage
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Contained in blue leather case, the lid with the arms of Lloyd's of London and with certificate with details, '... recovered in 1938 by the Dutch dredger 'Karimata' during salvage operations on the site of the wreck of H.M. frigate 'Lutine' which vessel foundered off the coast of Holland in 1799'. The certificate is signed by [Sir] Eustace Ralph Pulbrook (1881-1953), Chairman of Lloyd's. HMS Lutine was originally built for the French but in 1793 was part of a hand-over of assets from French royalists to Admiral Hood. She sank in 1799 whilst carrying a large amount of gold and silver. The 'Lutine Bell', which is rung in Lloyd's to denote a missing ship, was recovered in 1858. The 1938 salvage operations recovered a single gold bar and some silver coinage
(80-120 GBP)