BY J. WUIDART & CO. LTD. LONDON, 1983

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A SET OF SWEDISH PRESENTATION CUT-GLASS GOBLETS AND DECANTERS
BY J. WUIDART & CO. LTD. LONDON, 1983
Comprising a pair of decanters and six goblets, each etched with Highflyer, the decanters etched to the underside 'SOMERVILLE TATTERSALL STAKES 1983/ WON BY ROUND HILL 1983', with the makers label, in a black velvet-lined dark green leather presentation case, with silver plaque inscribed 'Somerville Tattersall Stakes 1983/ won by/ Sir Michael Sobell's/ Round Hill/ This glass is a reproduction of the original/made in honour of the celebrated horse/ Highflyer 1774- 1793/ the property of Richard Tattersall Esq./ founder of the firm of Tattersalls'
5 x 33 1/4 x 11 in. (12.5 x 84.5 x 28 cm.) the case
The decanters: 10 in. (25.5 cm.) high
The glasses: 5 3/4 in. (14.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Presented to Sir Michael Sobell, 1983 and thence by descent.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

The Somerville Tattersall Stakes is run at Newmarket, Suffolk. The event is named after Edmund Somerville Tattersall (1863–1942) whose ancestor Richard Tattersall (1724-1795) established Tattersall's in 1766, lead auctioneer of race horses in the United Kingdom.

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