Description
Silver-plated award cup offered on the transatlantic liner "France" in the 1960s-1970s. France was launched in Saint-Nazaire on May 11, 1960 in the presence of General de Gaulle. At 345m, she was the world's longest ocean liner (until the launch of the Queen Mary II in 2004), and a symbol of France's prestige. Cup height 29cm, diameter 10cm Provenance: Piguet, H么te des ventes (Geneva, September 2012), lot 3220.
Description
Silver-plated award cup offered on the transatlantic liner "France" in the 1960s-1970s.
France was launched in Saint-Nazaire on May 11, 1960 in the presence of General de Gaulle. At 345m, she was the world's longest ocean liner (until the launch of the Queen Mary II in 2004), and a symbol of France's prestige.
Cup height 29cm, diameter 10cm
Provenance: Piguet, H么te des ventes (Geneva, September 2012), lot 3220.
