Lot 567
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A WILLIAM IV STERLING SILVER GILT RACING TROPHY
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A WILLIAM IV STERLING SILVER GILT RACING TROPHY

MAKER'S MARK OF EDWARD BARNARD, EDWARD BARNARD JR, JOHN BARNARD AND WILLIAM BARNARD, LONDON 1831, WITH RETAILERS STAMP JOSEPH WILLIAMSON, GOLDSMITH & SILVERSMITH DEALER, 100 FLEET STREET, LONDON, TO BASE

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A WILLIAM IV STERLING SILVER GILT RACING TROPHY
Maker's mark of Edward Barnard, Edward Barnard Jr, John Barnard and William Barnard, London 1831, with retailers stamp Joseph Williamson, Goldsmith & Silversmith Dealer, 100 Fleet Street, London, to base
Of Warwick vase form, one side with engraved inscription 'Lincoln Races 1831, Christopher Turner Esq., John Fardell Esq. Stewards', the reverse with raised angels riding chariots, with original mahogany box, 28 cm. (11 in.) high
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A 10% Goods and Services tax (G.S.T) will be charged on the Buyer's Premium in all lots in this sale

Lot Essay

The Lincoln, Rutland and Stamford Mercury records that the Lincoln Races were held on Wednesday September 28, 1831. This cup was won by an ancestor of the vendor by the brown fille La Fille Mal Garde for the Champion Stakes held that day.

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