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THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES UNION JACK BICORN HAT FROM NELSON'S COLUMN
Lot 153

THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES UNION JACK BICORN HAT FROM NELSON'S COLUMN

2012, DESIGNED BY SYLVIA FLETCHER FOR LOCK AND CO.

Closed18 May 2016

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GBP 2,500

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THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES UNION JACK BICORN HAT FROM NELSON'S COLUMN
2012, DESIGNED BY SYLVIA FLETCHER FOR LOCK AND CO.
Modelled with an original London 2012 Olympic torch with plexiglass flame, now mounted on a display grey-painted wood bust of Nelson, signed and dated by Boris Johnson '8 /1/ 2013'
The hat: 45 in. (114 cm.) wide
Overall height: 72 in. (183 cm.) high

Specialist note

The hat was displayed on top of Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square as part of an exhibition held in central London during the London 2012 Olympic games where designers `hatted' famous monuments across the capital. The bicorn was designed by Sylvia Fletcher and made by Lock & Co, who made Nelson's original bicorn hat. Established in 1676, Lock & Co are the oldest hatters in London.