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Trophies rich and rare from Sir Harry Rawson’s life collection
A lavish account of Admiral Sir Harry Rawson’s trophies and curios from a lifetime of service. The Benin Expedition pieces, ivory carvings, swords, shields, and ceremonial items accompany relics from Mwele, Zanzibar, the India runs, and the China Station. Highlights include a Benin king’s chair, ivory tusks, and a biscuit relic from Egypt. The drawings room houses silver caskets, ancient Troy remains, and a diamond from Kimberley. The set also features Mappin and Webb copies and a seaweed walking stick with an albatross beak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HS Ileged
Harry Rawson
Ida
Evening News
Benin
Harry Hawson
Cape and West Coast of Africa
Phillips
Copland-Crawtford
Mwele
Mombassa
Mbarnack
Maus
Seychelles
Harry
Zanzibar
Butun Hamid bin Thwain
Khalid
Sultan
Admiral Rawson
Soultan
Hamid bin Mahomed
Cyprus
Nicosia
Berlin
Menta
Najlil
Rawson
Sir Harry
Elgarry
Son
Albert
Beninacafellers
Minerallel Springs
Mappin and Webb
England
Rawaon
Mappin
Mintick bin Laschid
Lobengula
London
Harry Roweon
Crapbrook
We Days
Nelson
Iis
Ao Ghoorka
Birmingham
Pekin
China Station
Samoa
Baswte
Gibraltar
Duke of York
Australia
Kimberley
Damascus
Zansibar
Sir Clarry
Duke of Edinburgh
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar