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Royal Sailing Yacht Britannia’s burgee of the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club

Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
This large triangular racing burgee is made from pieced wool bunting with machine stitching with three vertical red, white and red stripes. The white stripe showing a blue shield with a white star and crescent moon motif below a royal crown. The leading edge is inscribed in black ink ‘R. Portsmouth Corin n/t’. It is accompanied by a copy of a black edged letter on Buckingham Palace writing paper dated 10th July 1936 saying ‘Dear Sir, I am commanded by the King and Queen Mary to send you these flags which were flown on board “Britannia” at various times during her career, including one of her racing flags. Their Majesties hope you will like to keep these in your club house as souvenirs of the old yacht. Yours Derek Keppell, Master of the Household, The Commodore, Royal Portsmouth Corinthian Yacht Club.” It is offered with a Royal Portsmouth Corinthian Yacht Club printed silk racing programme for the Sixth Regatta in Osborne Bay, 1883, with a gold fringe and a button attached with a red seal to a tag stating ‘Seabed Pattern Button Corinthian Yacht Club, jacket and vest, 1880’, in an envelope ‘On H.M. Service’ addressed to ‘General His Serene Highness, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Commodore of the Corinthian Yacht Club, Government House, Portsmouth’. English, circa 1936.

Provenance: Royal Naval Club & Royal Albert Yacht Club, Portsmouth

Dimensions:
Height: 47 inches (120cm) Width: 78 inches (200 cm) Framed height: 59½ inches (151 cm) Width: 91 inches (231cm)

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Textiles
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	Circa 1936
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	680501

Dimensions

W.	231 in;	H.	151 in;
W.	586.74 cm;	H.	383.54 cm;

Message from Seller:

Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art