#86 • French Cruiser Victor Hugo 1923 Far Eastern Cruise Memorial Silk Trapunto

Part of TRENCH ART & WWI Memorabilia (live auction by Bannerman Auctions)

High bid $50.00

Status: Sold

Category: France

French Cruiser Victor Hugo 1923 Far Eastern Cruise Memorial Silk Trapunto. 17" x 20" framed dimensions; on light violet silk, with elaborate silk and metallic thread padded embroidery featuring a circle of flags representing the places visited or rather the colonial administrator thereof, including France, China (c.1912-1928), Germany, Great Britain, the United States, Italy, Japan, etc.  Center has oval fame for a personal photo that was never installed.  Below this is a horizontal oval vignette which depicts the French armored cruiser Victor Hugo.  Has embroidered dates "1922-1923", "YOKAHAMA, JAPAN", and the owner's name "BAUÉ  JOSEPH". Victor Hugo was a Léon Gambetta-class armored cruiser commissioned in 1907, which saw extensive service during WWI, primarily as an escort vessel for troop and supply ships.  She was transferred to the Far Eastern Division in 1922, and in consort with Jules Michelet, steamed for Saigon, French Indochina.  When she returned to Toulon in July, she was placed in reserve, and was stricken from the Navy list in 1928, then sold for scrap in 1930. Estimate: $100 - $150