Ballarat silver presentation cup of chalice form with richly chased panel of a sheep in a paddock, centred by a cartouche bearing inscription: Ballarat Agricultural/ and pastoral Society/ the / Ercildown cup/ gift of Sir Samuel Wilson/ for the best Lincoln Yew/ won by T Bath Esq/ Sept 1876, resting on a slender pillar and an embossed lobed foot with three sheep in pasture. Marks: unmarked. Weight: 400 grams. Height 24.5 cm. Provenance: Vizard Foundation.2001 Geelong Exhibition no 11. Notes: for Samuel Wilson see notes on lot 164