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    • A SUITE OF SIX GEORGE V SILVER
    Lot 1225

    A SUITE OF SIX GEORGE V SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUPS AND COVERS

    MARK OF CRICHTON, LONDON, 1923-31

    Price realised

    USD 8,750

    Estimate

    USD 5,000 - USD 7,000

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    A SUITE OF SIX GEORGE V SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUPS AND COVERS
    MARK OF CRICHTON, LONDON, 1923-31
    In George I style, each vase form, on a stepped and gadrooned circular base, the lower body applied with strapwork, with a center molded band and cast scroll handles, the domed cover with conforming decoration and baluster finial, each on a circular ebonized wooden stand, the large stand and one small stand with silver plaques with engraved inscriptions, each marked on cover and under base, Britannia standard
    The large cup and cover 15¾ in. (40 cm.) high on base; 174 oz. (5,420 gr.) weighable silver (6)

    Provenance

    Sotheby's, New York, 9 April 2009, lot 192

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    Lot Essay

    The inscriptions on the wooden bases list the names of the winners of the Challenge Cup at the Winter Harbor Yacht Club, Winter Island Maine, from 1924-1952.

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