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Highly important 18 carat gold Adelaide Hunt Club cup by Henry…
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Sydney
Date:
4-Apr-2012
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Description:
Highly important 18 carat gold Adelaide Hunt Club cup by Henry Steiner, modelled after the antique in the form of a ewer, with elongated scroll handle and an inverted spout, the collared neck with a band of acanthus leaves above a tapered body bearing the inscription: 'Adelaide Hunt Club Cup/ 1881/ Presented by/ R. Barr Smith/ Won by/ Robertson Bros. B. G. Roebuck./ Ridden by/ T.J.Baker', terminating in an applied band of palm fonds on a circular foot capped by acanthus leaves. Marks: H.Steiner (Crown) Adelaide/ 18.C, identical marks to foot except no Crown, ref Jbh 208 for similar mark. Weight: 585 grams. Height 37.5 cm. Provenance: Vizard Foundation. 2001 Geelong Exhibition no 31. Note: an almost identical example resides in the Deakin University collection ACT. This object is illustrated in Jbh Vol II pp 195. For notes on R Barr Smith see lot 159.
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Precious Objects: Gold cups and trophies