Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A section of teak reputedly recovered from the deck of the German Cruiser Tirpitz.
Presumably recovered during her salvage, or perhaps much later, and once apparently owned by the late Mike Hodgson, a former President of the British Aviation Preservation Council, the piece of teak bears an engraved plaque, 'A section of Malay Teak from the German Battleship 'TIRPITZ' which was destroyed by RAF bombing on November 12th, 1944 in Tromso, Norway. Courtesy of Mike Hodgson'. 210 mm x142 mm x 23 mm, relic condition £100-£140

A similar larger piece of teak, bearing an identically engraved plaque, was sold as part of Lot 1099, by Messrs. Alexander Historical Auctions of Chesapeake, United States of America, on 26 January 2023.

Note: Owing to the lack of original provenance, this lot is sold as viewed.