A really impressive carved oak Cunard Line rampant Lion holding a globe aloft and stood upon a coil of rope. Beautiful workmanship by Gerry Holzman as signed to the underside 'G HOLZMAN 69' . The octagonal base bears plaques for 'SAMUEL CUNARD 1787-1865', 'BRITTANIA 1840', 'PERSIA 1856', 'BOTHNIA 1874', 'MAURETANIA 1907', 'QUEEN MARY 1936', 'QUEEN ELIZABETH 1940', and  'QUEEN ELIZABETH 1969'. Weighs 7kg.
Measures 52cm high.
The provenance of this carving is that it was bought from the daughter of the Managing director of Cunard America. He recieved it as a retirement present in 1969. He carried on working for Cunard as a consultant and lived in New York.