A VICTORIAN SILVER SCULPTURAL RACING TROPHY

Lot 167
18.04.2023 13:00UTC +00:00
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£ 47 880
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 167 | A VICTORIAN SILVER SCULPTURAL RACING TROPHY
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
The horse and figure on shaped oblong base chased to simulate grass, the group with the figure of Queen Henrietta Maria in full dress chased with fleur-de-lys and adorned with jewels, mounted on a horse draped with a latticed blanket, Prince Rupert of the Rhine bowing at her side on one knee, his hat resting on the ground, on a Cornish marble and wood shaped oblong stepped plinth applied with four panels depicting on the long side in profile a medallion of King Charles I and Queen Henrietta-Maria in between the Royal arms of England, the ends with the arms of Prince Rupert of the Rhine, marked on foot, cape and base, inscription on base, signed 'Executed by Elkington, Mason and Company 1852-1853'
293/4 in. (75 cm.) high
weight of weighable silver
357 oz. 18 dwt. (11,232 gr.)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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