A SILVER PLATE TROPHY TRAY: THE AQUEDUCT, WON BY STYMIE
MARK OF JAMES DIXON & SONS, SHEFFIELD, 19TH CENTURY
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A SILVER PLATE TROPHY TRAY: THE AQUEDUCT, WON BY STYMIE
MARK OF JAMES DIXON & SONS, SHEFFIELD, 19TH CENTURY
Shaped oval, beaded and strapwork border with two handles of conforming decoration, center with separate fields of scrolling foliage surrounding an engraved inscription, marked on reverse
33 in. (83.8 cm.) long over handles
The inscription: The Aqueduct Handicap, Sept. 1, 1947, Won By Stymie
Lot Essay
Stymie won the Aqueduct Handicap over the mare, Gallorette, with a weight of 132, the most he ever carried to victory.