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The 1886 South Australian Coursing Club Waterloo Cup, by Henry…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
29-Jul-2014
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Description:
The 1886 South Australian Coursing Club Waterloo Cup, by Henry Steiner 1835-1914 Adelaide, circa 1882-1883, of volute krater form, on a circular stepped bell form base, the body supported on a waisted stem surmounted by a finely chased acanthus leaf collar, the body inscribed 'SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COURSING CLUB / WATERLOO CUP, 1886 / A Gift of the President Mr. R. Barr Smith / WON BY / MR. [HORACE] HANDEL ALLEN'S NS. R.W.B. VIOLET / BY KING OF THE HILLS - FLY' gadrooned to the shoulder from which emanate two gadrooned volute handles centred by rosettes, flanking a waisted neck, stamped 'H. STEINER', 'ADELAIDE', with crown, queen's head and lion passant to base, 35 cm high . Provenance: August Brunkhorst 1846-1919 Adelaide (retailer), The John and Jan Altmann Collection, Melbourne. Exhibited: 'Australian Silver 1800-1900,' Lindesay', Darling Point, Sydney, 1973, no. 97, 'The J. & J. Altmann Collection of Australian Silver,' National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2 September - 1 November 1981, no. 33 (illustrated), 'Australian Decorative Arts 1788-1900,' Australian National Gallery, Canberra, 5 November 1988 - 5 February 1989'. Literature: South Australian Coursing Club', 'The South Australian Advertiser,' Adelaide, 20 January 1886, p. 7, 'The South Australian Weekly Chronicle,' Adelaide, 1 May 1886, p. 14, 'South Australian Coursing Club: Buckland Park Meet - May 19, 20 and 21, 1886', 'The South Australian Register,' Adelaide, 22 May 1886, p. 7, 'Sporting', 'The South Australian Register,' Adelaide, 2 June 1886, p. 7, John Hawkins, 'Australian Silver 1800 - 1900,' National Trust of Australia (New South Wales) Women's Committee, Sydney, 1973, pp. 72, 84
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Unclassified