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TERRA NOVA A Dunn Bennett bone china side plate from the ward room of the Terra Nova, diameter approximately 165mm. image 1
TERRA NOVA A Dunn Bennett bone china side plate from the ward room of the Terra Nova, diameter approximately 165mm. image 2
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TERRA NOVA
A Dunn Bennett bone china side plate from the ward room of the Terra Nova, diameter approximately 165mm.

7 February 2018, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £11,250 inc. premium

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TERRA NOVA

A Dunn Bennett bone china side plate from the ward room of the Terra Nova, border in cobalt and gilt, with the expedition emblem "British Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova R.Y.S." in a band surrounding a penguin standing on the Pole on the rim, maker's marks on verso obscured by typed label (see below), diameter approximately 165mm.

Footnotes

A typed note pasted on the verso reads, "This plate was carried to Pole & found in tent with Scott, Wilson & Bowers who had died 29 March, Evans & Capt. Oates having died previously. Williamson of Relief Party gave this to Bargent."

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