Gilt Kangaroo Ship Wall Bracket with Historical Inscription

A gilt metal kangaroo mounted gimbled ships wall bracket, late…
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A gilt metal kangaroo mounted gimbled ships wall bracket, late 19th/20th century, the mount molded 'Tucker & Son, 100 Strand, London', inscribed verso on the cedar wall panel: 'From Britannia, King George V died in 1936, he left instructions that Britannia should be sunk off St Catherine point, Isle of Wight on 8th July 1936... towed to her end, after being stripped of everything saleable.', the panel 40 cm high, 12.5 cm wide

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  • Verso - Verso is the "back" side of a sheet of paper, art work, coin or medal. The front side is "recto".
  • George V - George V (1865 ? 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 1910 until his death in 1936.

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