A VICTORIAN SILVER CUP AND COVER

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12.11.2020 14:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 194 | A VICTORIAN SILVER CUP AND COVER
A VICTORIAN SILVER CUP AND COVER

MARK OF EDGAR FINLEY AND HUGH TAYLOR, LONDON, 1890, RETAILED BY EMMANUEL AND SON, PORTSEA

On circular gadrooned base, the baluster stem applied with four dolphins and shells, the body chased with flowers and foliate scrolls, one quatrefoil shield cast with a yacht, the other engraved with an inscription, the body applied with two beaded medaillions enamelled with the badge of the Royal Albert Yacht Club, the domed cover applied with two lion's masks with rings, the finial formed as Neptune holding a ship's wheel, his foot resting on an anchor, marked on base and cover bezel

27 in. (69 cm.) high

gross weight 174 oz. 3 dwt. (5,418 gr.)

The inscription on the body reads 'Royal Albert Yacht Club, The Albert Cup, 1890, won by IVERNA'.

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