A life ring from onboard Queen Elizabeth. Red and white painted with black lettering reading "Queen Elizabeth -- Liverpool." Retains original rope.



The RMS Queen Elizabeth enjoyed a lengthy career on the open sea providing weekly luxury liner service between Southampton and New York City with a stop in Cherbourg, France. She launched in September 1938 and continued to make the transatlantic route until 1968 when she was replaced by the smaller and more economical Queen Elizabeth II. Cunard eventually sold the liner in the late 1960s and one of these buyers was a Hong Kong tycoon, Tung Chao Yung, who planned on converting the liner into a floating university. The vision was never achieved as the liner burned while in the harbor when it was undergoing conversion.



Dimensions: 30" in diameter



Condition: Crackalure and scuffing to the paint and wear consistent with age. More detailed condition reports and additional photographs are available by request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in excellent condition. Please message us through the online bidding platform or call Guernsey's at 212-794-2280 to request a more thorough condition report.