An Australian silver sailing trophy, the Port Adelaide Regatta Ministerial Cup by Henry Steiner, Adelaide, 1881, the cartouche inscribed 'Port Adelaide Regatta 1881, Ministerial cup, second class yachts, won by Philadelphia', the domed foot, knopped stem and bowl with ornate foliate and floriate relief decoration, flanked by conforming scrolled handles and surmounted by a conforming cover with a finial cast as a sailor wearing a boater, hallmarked lion passant, H. Steiner and monarch's profile in oval cameo. 31 cm high, 801gms. Provenance: Private Collection, Adelaide