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• Auction House:
  Cordy's
• Sale Name:
  April Art & Antique Auction
• Sale Date:
  24 Apr 2012 ~ 9am
• Lot #:
  723
• Lot Description:
  A table made from the mahogany ship's wheel of the Shaw Savill full rigged ship
  Lady Jocelyn, with central brass plaque engraved with details of years of service. The Lady Jocelyn, originally built for the East India trade was the largest immigrant ship trading the New Zealand shores in the 1870s. She was also the vessel that brought out a large number of the Katikati and Te Puke settlers. Originally built in 1852 in London, The Lady Jocelyn made several successful voyages to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttleton and Port Chalmers. She was one of the most comfortable passenger ships in the run and was always very popular with the travelling public. When the frozen meat trade between New Zealand and Britain was being developed, The Lady Jocelyn was fitted with refrigerating machinery and carried cargos between this country and London. She was the first immigrant ship to call at Tauranga in the 1880s. During the 1870's, The Lady Jocelyn made some notably fast passages from the English Channel to Melbourne. In 1877 she is credited with having made the passage in 6
• Estimate:
  NZ$18,000 - 18,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Furniture

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