On Thursday, March 4, Swann Galleries will be host to two significant private collections devoted to the golden age of ocean liner travel. The auction will showcase the “Christopher Bou Collection of Ocean Liner & Aviation Memorabilia” as well as the “Chase Collection of Ocean Liner Posters” according to a press release.
The sale will begin with the Bou Collection which features impressive ocean liner models, desirable china, crystal and silver service ware as well as posters, paintings, photographs and brochures used on historically famous ships and over 30 shipping lines. In addition, the Bou Collection will exhibit aviation material such as luggage labels and Hindenburg memorabilia.
Three waterline models of ships, each measuring over 50 inches long, lead the collection. The model of Holland-America Line’s “Nieuw Amsterdam” has working electrical lights that glitter through cabin windows (estimate: $1,500 to $2,500). The “Rotterdam,” dated 1959 is also wired for illumination and is estimated at $3,000 to $4,000. The third, a 1930s model of the Italian Line’s “Rex,” was completely refurbished in the 1980s (estimate: $3,000 to $4,000).
Among the aviation highlights of special note is a large metal model of a Pan-American Airways B-314 Flying Boat, with a 35.5 inch wingspan (estimate: $1,500 to $2,500).
A wonderful selection of china, glass and silver items produced for luxury travel includes a White Star Line divided dish for use on the “Titanic,” dated 1912 ($800 to $1,200), and two pairs of Lalique crystal stemware from the private suites of the “Normandie,” dated around the 1930s ($1,000 to $1,500 per pair).
Other elegant items include two silver cigarette cases inlaid with gem stones showing stops along the “Graf Zeppelin” route, along with a metal and crystal chandelier from the White Star Line’s “Olympic” circa 1911, that was most likely installed above the grand staircase leading to first class (estimate: $4,000 to $6,000).
Among many fine posters in the Bou Collection are those depicting the White Star Line and the Royal & United States Twin Screw Mail Steamers.
Representations of ships include a color lithograph on tin picturing the French Line façade at Pier 57 in New York, dated around 1906 (estimate: $1,500 to $2,500) and Paolo Klodic’s “Oceana,” a color pastel on board, dated around the1930s and estimated to bring in $2,500 to $3,500.
The afternoon session of the auction offers nearly 180 beautifully framed ocean liner posters from the collection of Stephen Barrett Chase, a well-known interior designer who collected in several fields. He left his American, Canadian and European ocean liner posters to the Steamship Historical Society of America in 1994.
The sale will begin with the Bou Collection which features impressive ocean liner models, desirable china, crystal and silver service ware as well as posters, paintings, photographs and brochures used on historically famous ships and over 30 shipping lines. In addition, the Bou Collection will exhibit aviation material such as luggage labels and Hindenburg memorabilia.
Three waterline models of ships, each measuring over 50 inches long, lead the collection. The model of Holland-America Line’s “Nieuw Amsterdam” has working electrical lights that glitter through cabin windows (estimate: $1,500 to $2,500). The “Rotterdam,” dated 1959 is also wired for illumination and is estimated at $3,000 to $4,000. The third, a 1930s model of the Italian Line’s “Rex,” was completely refurbished in the 1980s (estimate: $3,000 to $4,000).
Among the aviation highlights of special note is a large metal model of a Pan-American Airways B-314 Flying Boat, with a 35.5 inch wingspan (estimate: $1,500 to $2,500).
A wonderful selection of china, glass and silver items produced for luxury travel includes a White Star Line divided dish for use on the “Titanic,” dated 1912 ($800 to $1,200), and two pairs of Lalique crystal stemware from the private suites of the “Normandie,” dated around the 1930s ($1,000 to $1,500 per pair).
Other elegant items include two silver cigarette cases inlaid with gem stones showing stops along the “Graf Zeppelin” route, along with a metal and crystal chandelier from the White Star Line’s “Olympic” circa 1911, that was most likely installed above the grand staircase leading to first class (estimate: $4,000 to $6,000).
Among many fine posters in the Bou Collection are those depicting the White Star Line and the Royal & United States Twin Screw Mail Steamers.
Representations of ships include a color lithograph on tin picturing the French Line façade at Pier 57 in New York, dated around 1906 (estimate: $1,500 to $2,500) and Paolo Klodic’s “Oceana,” a color pastel on board, dated around the1930s and estimated to bring in $2,500 to $3,500.
The afternoon session of the auction offers nearly 180 beautifully framed ocean liner posters from the collection of Stephen Barrett Chase, a well-known interior designer who collected in several fields. He left his American, Canadian and European ocean liner posters to the Steamship Historical Society of America in 1994.
