Royal Crown Derby PAIR TITANIC CENTENARY LOVING CUP 3 & MINi LOVING CUP Ltd Ed

  

Royal Crown Derby TITANIC CENTENARY PAIR - LOVING CUPS. 3 LOVING CUP MARKING THE CENTENARY OF THE TITANIC - Edition of 500. MINIATURE LOVING CUP COMMEMORATES THE 1517 LIVES LOST - Edition OF 250. PLUS REPRODUCTION OF THE LEAFLET PRODUCED IN 1912 TO PROMOTE THE ROYAL CROWN DERBY CHINA MADE SPECIALLY FOR THE TITANIC'S FIRST CLASS LOUNGE.

PERFECT CONDITION & BOXED The 3 loving cup is numbered 114 and is accompanied by a numbered certificate in the edition of 500. The mini loving cup (1.25 inches high) is not numbered but is accompanied by certificate number 53 in the edition of 250 Royal Crown Derby produced the bone china service for the first class a la carte restaurant on the Titanic in 1912 and this green and gold design was reproduced one hundred years later to commemorate the fateful maiden voyage. The Standard Loving Cup (3 tall) commemorates the Titanic's key dates. Laying the Keel March 31 1909. Hull Launched May 31 1911.

Sea Trials April 2 1912. Maiden Voyage April 10 1912. Collision with Iceberg April 14 1912. The miniature loving cup has an inscription to commemorate the 1517 people who lost their lives on 15th April 1912.