~ Sterling Silver Tazza From The TSS Duke Of Lancaster c1969 ~
A sterling silver tazza or cake stand from the now decommissioned liner the TSS Duke of Lancaster.
The stand is of plain silver with a weighted base.
To the centre of the stand is a shield, with a sword in front of a castle wall, the badge of the Duke Of Lancaster.
The base has an inner ring, to be recessed into a table top, to stop it rolling around on the high seas.
The rim of the base is hallmarked for .925 Sterling silver, Birmingham 1969.
The makers mark is SJR for S J Rose & Son.
~ Dimensions ~
The stand has a height of 5.5 inches (14cm) and a diameter of 10 inches (25.5cm).
It weighs 1.12 kg.
~ Condition ~
The stand is good and clean. The surface is scratched in places. There is a single small crease to the inner rim of the top with a few other minor dings.
~ Duke of Lancaster ~
The Duke of Lancaster is a railway steamer passenger ship that operated in Europe from 1956 to 1979, and is currently beached near Mostyn Docks, on the River Dee, north-east Wales. It replaced an earlier 3,600 ton ship of the same name operated by the London Midland and Scottish Railway company between Heysham and Belfast.
