Model of a cannon made from bronze recovered from the the former flagship

Model of a cannon made from bronze recovered from the the former flagship of the Royal Navy’s Western Squadron, HMS Royal George, a veteran of the Battles of Quiberon Bay (1759) and the Moonlight Battle (1779). The barrel inscribed ‘Relic of the / ROYAL GEORGE, / Sunk 1782. / Raised 1840.’

Estimate:£1,250

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