A silver Guernsey Races trophy cup
by Joseph Angell I & Joseph Angell II, London 1847
Ewer form, the hinged lid with foliate finial profusely embossed with c-scrolls and foliage, the leaf-capped scroll handle with duck head detail, the body with c-scroll framed vacant cartouche above a scene of a horse in a stable surmounting a presentation inscription, "This cup given by her majesty Queen Victoria to the Guernsey Races June 1847", with knopped stem, raised on an octofoil base, height 37cm, weight 35.5oz.
Ewer form, the hinged lid with foliate finial profusely embossed with c-scrolls and foliage, the leaf-capped scroll handle with duck head detail, the body with c-scroll framed vacant cartouche above a scene of a horse in a stable surmounting a presentation inscription, "This cup given by her majesty Queen Victoria to the Guernsey Races June 1847", with knopped stem, raised on an octofoil base, height 37cm, weight 35.5oz.
Sold for
£4,375
inc. premium
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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