A PAIR OF SILVER AND SILVER-GILT TROPHY VASES: FLAMINGO STAKES

MARK OF CARRINGTON & CO., LONDON, 1961

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A PAIR OF SILVER AND SILVER-GILT TROPHY VASES: FLAMINGO STAKES
MARK OF CARRINGTON & CO., LONDON, 1961
Both of vase form on stepped hexagonal marble plinth, base of vase encircled by six silver-gilt flamingos, body engraved with inscription, marked near rim the gold base marked 9k
16½ in. (42 cm.) high
Inscriptions:
Vase #1: Flamingo, Won by Reflected Glory, Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs, Hialeah, March 3, 1967
Vase #2: Flamingo, Won by Wise Exchange, I. Bieber, Hialeah, March 2, 1968 (2)

Lot Essay

The Flamingo States was a race for three year olds that was held every April at Hialeah Park, Florida. First run in 1926, this nine furlong race was known as the Florida Derby until 1937. It was an important early prep race for the Kentucky Derby and a Grade 1 race until 1989. The Hialeah Park racetrack ran into financial problems and the facility ceased operations with the last Flamingo Stakes run in 2001.

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