Sold for:
$523
$523
U. S.S. Maine Memorial Bronze Plaque, c. 1913, bronze memorial plaque cast from metal recovered from the Maine , the upper marked IN MEMORIAM , and below an image of the Maine , U.S.S. MAINE/DESTROYED IN HAVANA HARBOR/FEBRUARY 15TH, 1898. , and along the base THIS TABLET IS CAST FROM METAL RECOVERED FROM THE U.S.S. MAINE. , marked on the back C. KECK and numbered 341 , ht. 12 3/4, wd. 17 5/8 in. Provenance: The collection of the Valley Forge Historical Society. Note: The lot includes copies of the original correspondence with the historical society and the Navy regarding the purchase of the piece.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-04-21
