Silver-plated handled creamer, marked with Cunard Steamship logo and Elkington Plate stamps, ex-Aurania (1918).147 grams, 2-1/2" tall, 2" diameter at base.Simple, well-preserved little creamer with markings on side and bottom, little sign of corrosion, bright silver in color with light champagne toning starting to form, rare provenance as from the Aurania which was a World War I troop carrier torpedoed by German U-boats off Ireland on February 4, 1918, and subsequently sunk near the Island of Mull, Scotland, after being towed there, her silver room (which held this creamer) not reached by salvagers until 1980.From the S.S. Aurania (1918), with certificate.Recovered from:S.S. Aurania, sunk in 1918 off Island of Mull, Scotland
Estimate: 100-150 USD