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A gold cup, presented as the 1930 'Mitchelson Cup',…
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Melbourne
Date:
24-Jul-2023
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A gold cup, presented as the 1930 'Mitchelson Cup', unidentified maker (no mark visible), marked '15ct' and with crown and anchor marks, of goblet form, the hemispherical body on a spreading foot, with openwork handles to the sides each terminating with the head of a man, the rim and foot decorated with stylised Maori designs, the body engraved to one side 'Mitchelson cup / 1930 / won by Mr Jas. Fredric's 'Seatown'' and with further details, the foot engraved with the monogram of the Auckland racing club, mounted on the original turned and ebonised wood plinth, Testing in different places as 12ct and 15ct gold, 25 cm high overall, the cup 486g (without plinth). Provenance: presented to James Frederic, owner of 'Seatown', at Ellerslie park, Auckland, 4 October, 1930, Thence by descent to his grandson, the vendor
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Unclassified