A German silver yachting trophy
Dated 1895, 800 standard, with indistinct incuse maker's mark
The bombé shaped bowl on baluster stem and dome foot, the stem and foot chased with shells, flowers and foliate scrolls on a matted ground, the bowl engraved with shaped rococo cartouche and inscription and pennant and with further inscription, marked on base
9 5/8in. (24.6cm.) high
11oz. (354gr.)
The inscriptions read 'Kaiserlicher Yacht Club, Kiel, 24 Juni 1895' and 'Gewonnen von Sr. Majestät des Kaisers u. Königs Yacht "Vineta"'
The pennant is that on the Kaiserlicher Yacht Club
A German silver yachting trophy
Dated 1895, 800 standard, with indistinct incuse maker's mark
The bombé shaped bowl on baluster stem and dome foot, the stem and foot chased with shells, flowers and foliate scrolls on a matted ground, the bowl engraved with shaped rococo cartouche and inscription and pennant and with further inscription, marked on base
9 5/8in. (24.6cm.) high
11oz. (354gr.)
The inscriptions read 'Kaiserlicher Yacht Club, Kiel, 24 Juni 1895' and 'Gewonnen von Sr. Majestät des Kaisers u. Königs Yacht "Vineta"'
The pennant is that on the Kaiserlicher Yacht Club
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