ANTIQUE & ART DECEMBER 12 Tuesday, 12 December 2017 - 9:30 AM start
A WWII American trench wing tip and projectile display
Realised: $1,200 plus premium
Lot Details
the aluminium aeroplane propeller tip prick engraved with the Great Seal of the United States above 'Bttry.D.3rd.D.Bn. F.M.F. Pearl Harbour 12/7/41 Midway 6/4/42 Tulagi 8/9/42 Guadalcanal 9/11/42', mounted on a board with two brass projectiles, one engraved with the American flag, the other with palm trees on an island and 'Soloman Islands'. Provenance: Together with a card detailing provenance 'WWII Momento Created by U.S. Marine Corps 1st Div. Marine Stationed here in N.Z. 1942. Item has been in N.Z. ever since...'. Height 340.
