Lot 123: RARE TO FIND METAL CANDLE VASE FROM THE CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY VESSEL THE SS DUCHESS OF YORK

Dating from the 1920’s/30’s and a very rare find this is a metal candle vase from the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company vessel the SS Duchess of York and it is 5" (12.5cm) high and shows the ships emblem on the front.

[The SS Duchess of York was a 20,021 ton ocean liner operated by the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company. Built in 1928 in Clydebank by the shipbuilders John Brown & Company, she was originally intended to be named Duchess of Cornwall. However agreement was reached with Red Funnel company to swap names with the latter’s paddle steamer Duchess of York, launched in 1896. She was sunk in 1943 off Spain after being damaged by long range German bombers.]