BY ARNOLD HUGGLER, 1938

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A SWISS CARVED WOOD FOOTBALL TROPHY IN THE FORM OF AN EAGLE
BY ARNOLD HUGGLER, 1938
Depicted perched on a rocky outcrop and with his head turned to dexter; with a rectangular metal label applied to the front inscribed "S.F.A.V. SCHWEIZ-ENGLAND 21 Mai 1938 Zürich"; the reverse signed "A. HUGGLER" and with two circular paper labels inscribed "5/1965" and "181"; the interior with further paper label inscribed "30 THREE NOUGHT".
27¾ in. (70.5 cm.) high

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Alrnold Huggler (1894-1988) appears in the new Benezit Dictionary and he is a quite well know artist.

Lot Essay

This was a gift from the Swiss F.A. to the English F.A. on occasion of this match.

The Switzerland match was the second international football fixture on the itinerary of England's Continental tour of 1938, during which the Swiss defeated England 2-1. The tour began with England defeating Germany 6-3 on 14 May at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, and concluded in Paris, with England beating France 4-2.

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