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A mixed lot: a cast trophy of dead game mounted on an oblong, rock crystal base, unmarked, probably late 19th/early 20th century French, together with a Victorian mounted brown glass bottle and stopper and a small Victorian vase in three legs with ram's mask decoration, the latter 6in (15cm) high. (3)
A RARE FRENCH PARTISAN FOR THE GUARD OF ARCHERS OF THE TRIBUNAL OF MARSHALS, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with broad central blade formed with a medial ridge, reinforced at the tip and formed with a pair of up-turned crescentic lugs at the base, moulded neck, tapering socket, and a pair of short straps, the head decorated on each side with an elaborate trophy-of-arms at the base including a marshal's baton and a sword, centring on a vacant escutcheon enclosed by the collar of the order of St Michel, all on a blued panel (areas of pitting, the bluing largely oxidised), on its original wooden haft (light worm), complete with its silk tassel 57cm; 22 1/2in head The central escutcheon was previously fill with the crowned Royal Arms and a sun-in-splendour, the personal device of Louis XIV, probably erased during the French Revolution. Another example from this group, formerly in the collection of Jeanne et Robert-Jean Charles, was sold Ader Tajan, Paris, 9th December 1993, lot 299.
A RARE DANISH OFFICER'S PALLASCH, CIRCA 1720 with broad double-edged blade stamped with a celestial motif and cut with a short fuller on each side, cut with a running wolf mark on one side of the forte, brass hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising straight quillon with monsterhead finial, frontal guard decorated with an elaborate trophy-of-arms and joined to the knuckle-guard by two curved bars with monsterhead finials, knuckle-guard en suite, thumb-loop decorated with a further trophy-of-arms, the pommel formed as a hound's head, and solid grip decorated with a series of trophies-of-arms within a framework of foliage, and retaining traces of gilding throughout 79.8cm; 31 3/8in blade Inv. no. E015 This sword is based on the gold-hilted sword of King Frederick IV (1671-1730), preserved in Rosenborg, cat. no. 40. The Rosenborg catalogue states that in 1726-27 the Danish Mounted Life Regiment, Livregiment til Hest, was issued with 539 broadswords with brass hilts decorated with the cypher of King Frederick IV. While the corresponding officer's sword is not known it was probably based on the gold-hilted Royal sword mentioned above. See A. Hoff et al,1956, pp. 68-69.
A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD, MID-18TH CENTURY with straight blade double-edged towards the tip, etched and gilt with a stag and a trophy-of-arms on each side of the forte, brass hilt including shell-guard cast and pierced with rococo ornament, a pair of short quillons, and cap pommel, and green-stained ivory grip (binding missing) 51cm; 20 1/8in blade Inv. no. E019
A Pair of Fine Late 18th Century Open Carved Limewood Door Swags & Pediment. The swags composed of intricate scrolling foliate whorls hung with pendant garlands forming three graduated clusters of fruit & flowers tied in ribbons and frosted with gilding 48 ins (122 cms) in length. The pediment open carved with a trophy of crossed horns entwined in ribbon and lavish scrolls of acanthus leaves tied in a flowing bow to the top, 18 ins (46 cms) high, 36 ins (92 cms) wide.
The Richard Marler Memorial Cup, a large silver gilt two handled trophy cup and cover, by Charles Stuart Harris & Sons, London 1910, the lower body applied with scrolling fruiting vines over a pedestal foot applied with birds and snakes below caryatid handles, the cover applied with grotesque masks joined by festoons below a pineapple finial, 37.5cm high, 103oz. "Awarded August 22nd 1964 at Lingfield Park Races, Sussex"
The Aintree Automobile Racing Circuit Lap Record Trophy, maker's marks for Boodle & Dunthorne, consisting of a 9ct. gold band around the circular base of an Onyx orb, surmounted by a 9ct. gold figure of Mercury holding a flag inscribed Aintree, held on a composition plinth, the gold band engraved AINTREE AUTOMOBILE RACING CIRCUIT LAP RECORD TROPHY and inscribed with the date and details of each record, as illustrated in most Aintree international event programmes and awarded by the A.A.R.C. to any driver breaking the outright lap record in a race on the full 3-mile circuit, height 33cm., 13in., complete with maker's lockable wooden carrying case (2) The inscribed lap record entries begin with 29th May 1954, P.Collins, Ferrari Thinwall Special, 81.82mph and conclude 27th April 1963, J.Clark, Lotus-Climax, 96.60mph, the trophy having only ever been awarded to four drivers on eight separate occasions, Stirling Moss and Bruce McLaren being the other two recipients.
The Topham Challenge Cup, a hallmarked silver two-handled cup, makers mark 'HA', London, date unclear, engraved THE TOPHAM CHALLENGE CUP, on a composition plinth with silvered band inscribed with all winners' details, as first illustrated in the Aintree programme for the 1960 August Bank Holiday meeting, height 28.5cm., 11 1/4in., complete with original lockable wooden carrying case; the lot also including the original Topham Challenge Cup winners' engraved plaques for K.Mather 1974 and Rick Whyman 1979 (4) This cup was presented to the overall winner of the sportscar races at the annual Aintree 'Trophy Meeting', held every August bank holiday from 1960 to 1964. Apart from the inaugural year, this event was always held on the shortened 1.64-mile club circuit and, whenever possible, was presented by Mrs Mirabel Topham herself. The winners names are engraved: M.McKee, J.Blumer, R.J.Bloor, T.Lanfranchi and Roger Nathan. The meeting was later revived as a national-level club event, between 1972 and 1980, and the cup was then presented to the winner of the main race of the day.
The Grand National Trophy of 1910: in the form of a large silver-gilt vase & cover by Elkington & Company, hallmarked Birmingham, 1909, the body engraved THE GRAND NATIONAL TROPHY 1910, flanked by two classical female figures of victory, the cover surmounted by a model of the Greek mythological winged horse Pegasus ridden by the hero Bellerophon, the neck of the vase further modelled with Pegasus decoration, the reverse of the body inscribed WON BY MR. STANLEY HOWARD'S JENKINSTOWN, REPRESENTED BY TOPHAMS LTD IN 1974 AS THE ANNUAL CHALLENGE TROPHY FOR THE TOPHAM TROPHY CHASE, the lower neck and base rim ornamentation further inscribed with details of the winners of the Topham Trophy from 1974 to 1982, in a fitted wooden carry case, with key, overall height 81cm., 32in., width 38cm., 15in. Jenkinstown was bred in County Meath by Mr P. Leonard in Ireland in 1901 by Hackler out of Playmate. His sire was a moderate winner on the flat but Hackler proved a very successful sire He was a difficult horse to get fit and would appear to have suffered from health issues. His masterful trainer Thomas Coulthwaite, based at Hednesford in Staffordshire, said "he needed the work of four animals." But with a light weight Coulthwaite pulled of a notable success when Jenkinstown won the 1910 Grand National under a ride from Robert Chadwick. Mr Stanley McKnight Howard's gelding never won another race and indeed fell in two subsequent Grand Nationals. Howard had previously won the Grand National with Eremon in 1907. This trophy was re-acquired by Tophams Ltd in the 1970s and was then used annually as the challenge trophy for the Topham Chase run over one circuit of the Grand National course between 1974 and 1982.
The trophy for the 1864 Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot: in the form of a large silver shallow dish & cover centrepiece, hallmarked London, 1863, maker's mark of John Samuel Hunt for Hunt & Roskell, inscribed on foot rim HUNT & ROSKELL LATE STORR & MORTIMER 2327, designed as a shallow dish and cover on an elegant stepped stem and base, the lid surmounted by models of stags, all on a stepped ebonised plinth with two friezes of stags and deer in raised relief in between Queen Victoria's royal coat of arms, the base with two sculptural still lifes of a jockey's cap, saddle, stirrups and whip resting on laurel, and with two plaques inscribed ASCOT, 1864, WON BY, MR. LONGFIELD'S GEM OF THE SEA, 4 YEARS OLD, CARRYING 7ST. 10LB., overall height of trophy when on plinth, 87.5cm., 34 1/2in., diameter of dish 39cm., 15 1/4in. Mr Longfield's Gem of the Sea caused an upset in the 1864 Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot by winning at odds of 40 to 1 under a ride from Harry Grimshaw. He beat 33 other runners and survived an objection on the grounds of crossing. The Royal Hunt Cup was first contested in 1843 and remains one of the highlights and great gambling races of the Royal meeting. The design of this trophy is a direct reference to the Royal Hunt at Windsor Park, from which the famous handicap at Royal Ascot derived its name. This also explains the presence of the Royal Coat of Arms engraved on the trophy. Stag were hunted by the Royal Buckhounds. It is typical of the high Victoriana offered as trophies on the racecourse at this period, particularly for the major races at Royal Ascot, Goodwood and the Doncaster St Leger meeting. The trophy was valued in the Racing Calendar at 200 sovs.
The trophy for the 1881 Chesterfield Cup at Goodwood: in the form of a Victorian silver sculptural group by Hunt & Roskell titled 'Sir Roger de Coverley and the Gypsies, Spectator,' hallmarked London, 1881, modelled with Sir Roger dismounted from his horse and having his palm read by the older of two gypsy women, in front of two dogs besides a suspended cauldron, all on a naturalistic base with a title plaque, on a large ebonised plinth set with a plaque inscribed GOODWOOD, 1881, with the original oak fitted carrying case bearing a printed paper label for Hunt & Roskell/Storr & Mortimer, with key, the group 37cm., 14 1/2in. high, 47cm., 18 1/2in. long and 34cm., 13 1/2in. wide. Sir Roger de Coverley was the name of a character by Addison in The Spectator published in 1711. An English squire of Queen Anne's reign, Sir Roger exemplified the values of an old country gentleman, and was portrayed as lovable but somewhat ridiculous ("rather beloved than esteemed," to quote from the text), and making his Tory politics seem harmless but silly. He is said to be the grandson of the man who invented the Coverley, an English and Scottish country dance with its steps reminiscent of a hunted fox going in an out of cover. The modelling of this sculptural group is based on Sir Roger's essay XVII in The Spectator when Sir Roger whilst riding out with a friend encounters two gypsy women, where upon his palm is read and the bachelor told that "... he is dearer to someone than he thinks." This same literary incident had earlier inspired the artist Charles Robert Leslie R.A. (1794-1859), born in London to an American family from Maryland, who exhibited a picture with this subject to kind reviews in 1829. Additionally, a similar group to the present sculpture is described in the 1851 Great Exhibition catalogue listed under 111 of the works in precious metals section designed and manufactured by Joseph Angell of the Strand. Hunt & Roskell's trophy was presented as the prize for the 1881 running of the Chesterfield Cup (Handicap) at the main Goodwood July festival meeting and was won Mr Henry Bragg's four-year-old colt Victor Emanuel ridden by John Osborne. The trophy was valued at 300 sovs. in the Racing Calendar and this was the prize for the victory, there were no cash winnings. It is typical of the high Victoriana offered as trophies on the racecourse at this period, particularly for the major races at Royal Ascot, Goodwood and the Doncaster St Leger meeting. Nearly always a horse forms part of the design but very often not in any sporting context. Literary inspiration, as is the case here, was often a favourite choice of designers. The winner of the race was Victor Emanuel, a son of the stallion Albert Victor who had finished second in both the Derby and St Leger but was the winner of many good races including the Middle Park Stakes, the Ascot Gold Vase and the Great Ebor Handicap. Victor Emanuel carried 8st. 5lb. and won the race by a length at odds of 100 to 6. PROVENANCE: Mr Henry Bragg, the winning racehorse owner of the 1881 Chesterfield Cup, Goodwood, and thence by family descent.
Memorabilia relating to the London Football Association, the London Football League and other minor London-based Leagues chaired by Leslie Bowker, a programme for an Inter-League match between Isthmian & London at Clapton 19.2.1925, a sheet of headed paper, a letter addressed to Bowker at the FL 13.7.1914, a FA election document 1914, a FL dinner and trophy presentation menu 10.6.22, a dinner menu and an itinerary for the FL match v Birmingham Combination in 1924, an itinerary for the London v Birmingham FA match at Villa Park 19.3.52, a FA season ticket in original leather wallet, a b&w photograph of the London School Boys XI in 1933, a card for the London Schools' FA v Middlesex match at Highbury 27.3.1924, match programme for Athenian League v London League at Barking Town 1923-24, Isthmian League v London League at Walthamstow Avenue 1949-50 and the London v Frankfurt match at Wembley 26.10.55, an itinerary for a match between the London & Berlin F.A.'s 18.11.53, a postcard of London Boys parading a trophy shield, an itinerary for a London FA match in Basel in 1955, a London FA 75th anniversary dinner menu in 1956, Bowker's London FA admittance pass for 1953-54, and six concert programmes and dinner menus dating between 1908 and 1924 and relating to Bowker's involvement in the North Middlesex Football League, the London Football League, the Grasshoppers' Club, the Western District Football League, and the Wood Green and District Auxiliary Football League, other items and various press cuttings; the lot also including a few miscellaneous non-League match programmes (a qty.)
A programme for the Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion F.A. Cup final played at the Crystal Palace 20th April 1895, in the form of a match card. This was the first F.A. Cup final to be played at the Crystal Palace, with Villa winning 1-0 before 42,560 spectators, many of whom were still trying to gain entry to the ground when Bob Chatt scored the only goal in the first minute of the match. Whilst the F.A. Cup trophy was in the possession of Aston Villa it was displayed in the window of a Birmingham jeweller from where it was stolen on 11th September 1895, never to be seen again. A reward of £10 was offered for the return of the Cup, but it was never recovered. A new trophy had to be produced and as a consequence Aston Villa was fined £25 for 'carelessness.'
A French plaster figure of a footballer, with inscription to base; sold together with a metal football-shaped trophy set on an black composition plinth; a metal cup & cover surmounted by a footballer; an English silver plated ashtray set with an enamel badge and a medal dated 1947; and a small silvered trophy shield on a wooden backboard (5)
An 1861 rowing trophy in the form of an electroplate-mounted amber glass wine bottle, the mount inscribed WEST LONDON ROWING CLUB, ESTD. 1855, EIGHT OARED RACE, OCT.5 1861, WON BY, E A MOUTLET ESQE., No.5 The West London Rowing Club was founded in 1856, and consequently was one of the oldest clubs on the Thames. References are made to the location of its boathouse in Hammersmith, Wandsworth and Putney. The club was dissolved in 1887. Interestingly, the club also organised the first open amateur athletics meeting in 1861, the same year as the present rowing trophy.
A GEORGE V SILVER TROPHY BOWL engraved "ROTHER BOWL" to front with inscribed cartouche to back. "Presented by Miss John Captain 1926". Having a flared gadroon lower body and embossed swag and bow decoration above and also on flared foot. Complete with ebonised stand having engraved dated winners' shields around perimeter, from 1926 through to 1938. Sheffield 1919, maker Mappin & Webb. 387g (12.48oz) 19cm diameter.
LOCAL INTEREST: LATE VICTORIAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED TROPHY, WALTER & JOHN BARNARD, LONDON 1890, the circular bowl supported on a knopped and waisted standard, raised on a domed foot, with presentation inscription "Teesdale District Beekeepers Association, Presented by Colonel W.I.Watson T.D.D.L", and engraved to the opposing side with a list of winners. 35.5cm, 37.5oz
A Victorian silver large twin handled trophy bowl, the border decorated with classical figures, with foliate capped scrolling handles and with a decorated circular foot, Birmingham 1899, with a silver mounted plaque to the ebonised stand, this having a presentation inscription relating to the Great Western Railway, Neath, with a fitted mahogany storage box. Illustrated.
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