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The sterling silver 1875 'Geelong College Cup', firmly…
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Melbourne
Date:
5-Dec-2022
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Description:
The sterling silver 1875 'Geelong College Cup', firmly attributed to Edward Fischer, the bowl with scrolling handles and cover raised on a pedestal modelled as a pair of woody grape vine stems rising from the domed foot in the form of an earthy mound, the domed cover with a finial of Pegasus on Parnassus, the handles wrapped with tendrils of grape leaves and fruit, the body engraved to one side 'Geelong College cup 1875' and 'Won by James Osborne' to the other, both within an upturned repousse garland of foliage and flowers, 28 cm high, 415g. Provenance: acquired by the vendor in the late 1950s
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Silver: Mugs, Cups & Goblets