European Festival of Yacht Racing
European Festival of Yacht Racing, silver medal, , 1911, by Elkington, crowned draped bust of George V left, FIRST EUROPEAN FESTIVAL OF INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACING 1911, rev. starboard broadside view of a ship under sail, THE SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS/ 1637, 63 mm (BHM 4088), in original gilt-lettered case. A small knock on the edge, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare. £Sold
The festival was held at Kiel, Germany, and began on 26th June. Amongst the competitors taking part was Sir Thomas Lipton’s yacht “Shamrock” and Mr Myles B Kennedy’s yacht “White Heather”. The Illustrated London News for 6th July 1912 contains a series of photographs of the event. The Ship “The Sovereign of the Seas” depicted on the reverse represents the first three-decked ship launched in 1637. Brown notes that the design is somewhat similar to Nicholas Briot’s medal the Dominion of the Sea in 1630.
If you require further information on this item you can contact us in a number of ways. Click here to see our contact information.
Id:235 Q:0