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

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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'.

Provenance

Won by Mr. J. Jameson's cutter Iverna, on 19 August 1890.
John Jameson (1835-1920), managing director of John Jameson Sons, Distillers of Dublin and celebrated yachtsman

Literature

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 'Royal Albert Yacht Club', 23 August 1890, p. 801, illustrated.

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Lot Essay

The Royal Albert Yacht Club takes its name from the Albert Yacht Club formed in 1864 under the patronage of Prince Albert, a keen sailor. The following year the 'Royal' was added by gracious permission of Queen Victoria and at the same time the Club assumed responsibility for the Portsmouth and Southsea Regattas held in the eastern Solent. Iverna was designed by Alexander Richardson for John Jameson. She won many races, including a privately organised race against the Kaiser's Meteor in 1893. Iverna triumphed by 59 seconds after a race of almost three and a quarter hours.

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