A VICTORIAN SILVER TWIN HANDLED PRESENTATION CUP AND COVER
MARK OF GEORGE JOHN RICHARDS AND EDWARD CHARLES BROWN, LONDON, 1858
The circular foot chased in relief with a band of water lillies, the lower body with rocaille foliage and the upper body with three yachts racing to one side and to the other, the inscription ROYAL SYDNEY YACHT SQUADRON, FIRST PRIZE Presented by Vice Commodore Mackellar, for all yachts, won by the "DAPHINE", sailed by the owner CHARLES T. GEDYE. Jan'y 29, 1881., in a rococo reserve flanked by an emu and a kangaroo, the detachable cover with a dolphin finial and rocaille border
15¼ in. (38.6 cm.) high
28.5 oz. (884 gr.)
A VICTORIAN SILVER TWIN HANDLED PRESENTATION CUP AND COVER
MARK OF GEORGE JOHN RICHARDS AND EDWARD CHARLES BROWN, LONDON, 1858
The circular foot chased in relief with a band of water lillies, the lower body with rocaille foliage and the upper body with three yachts racing to one side and to the other, the inscription ROYAL SYDNEY YACHT SQUADRON, FIRST PRIZE Presented by Vice Commodore Mackellar, for all yachts, won by the "DAPHINE", sailed by the owner CHARLES T. GEDYE. Jan'y 29, 1881., in a rococo reserve flanked by an emu and a kangaroo, the detachable cover with a dolphin finial and rocaille border
15¼ in. (38.6 cm.) high
28.5 oz. (884 gr.)
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