Lot 746: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor Signed Photograph onboard RMS Queeen Mary + other Cunard Line Memorabilia and

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor Signed Photograph onboard RMS Queeen Mary plus other maritime ephemera and souvenirs relating to their voyage, specifically the RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth. The lot includes a large souvenir tea towel printed on pure Irish linen, featuring a full-colour illustration of the RMS Queen Elizabeth II at sea. The header reads R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth II. in red script. The lower margin is printed with the copyright information © 1967 CUNARD STEAM-SHIP CO LTD and the manufacturer’s mark A TOPSAIL PRODUCT. The reverse corner is printed with PURE IRISH LINEN.

The collection features a black and white promotional photograph of actors Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. The front of the photo is printed in the lower margin Photographed on board. RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH. and bears the negative number XE 1056. The reverse of the photograph bears two signatures in blue ink: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Burton, reflecting the couple’s marriage at the time.

Also included are two souvenir folding pocket knives. The first knife features a cream-coloured celluloid handle with a mother-of-pearl effect, decorated with an inlaid metal profile of a four-funnel ocean liner on one side and the script R.M.S. Queen Mary on the reverse. The second is a smaller metal-cased folding knife stamped R.M.S. Queen Mary.