Queen Mary 'Aquarium' table lighter by Alfred Dunhill, c. 1950
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Queen Mary 'Aquarium' table lighter by Alfred Dunhill, c. 1950
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Additional Notes: RMS Queen Mary is a retired ocean liner that sailed primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line (known as Cunard-White Star when the vessel entered service). After several years of decreased profits for Cunard Line, Queen Mary was officially retired from service in 1967. The ship left Southampton for the last time on 31 October 1967 and sailed to the port of Long Beach, California, United States, where it remains permanently moored. Much of the machinery including two of the four engines, three of the four propellers, and all of the boilers were removed, and the ship now serves as a tourist attraction featuring restaurants, a museum, and hotel. The ship is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Pullman Gallery are fortunate to have an extensive collection of the 'Aquarium' series of lighters by Dunhill, all hand painted by Ben Shillingford using the very skilled 'intaglio' technique, where each layer of colour and detail is built up in reverse. By nature of how they are made, each is completely unique, and the lighters that feature aquatic scenes tend to be more widely known. However the non-aquatic scenes, (such as this one), of for example birds, outdoor pursuits, famous ships or automobiles are incredibly rare and do not come onto the market very often.
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