'The Royal Leamington Spa Hospital Saturday Football Challenge Cup'; A Victorian silver two-handled trophy
by Lee & Wigfull, Sheffield, 1893,
Of vase shaped form, profusely decorated with patera and acanthus leaves, applied with two figures of classical maidens holding laurel leaf garlands, and sitting on floral pierced plinths, the main body engraved with a football match and inscribed ''The Royal Leamington Spa Hospital Saturday Football Challenge Cup', the detachable cover cast with a figure of a footballer, base loaded, height 72cm, weight approximately 190oz.
Of vase shaped form, profusely decorated with patera and acanthus leaves, applied with two figures of classical maidens holding laurel leaf garlands, and sitting on floral pierced plinths, the main body engraved with a football match and inscribed ''The Royal Leamington Spa Hospital Saturday Football Challenge Cup', the detachable cover cast with a figure of a footballer, base loaded, height 72cm, weight approximately 190oz.
Sold for
£4,750
inc. premium
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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