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Victorian Silver Racing Trophy
‘The Queen’s Cup Ascot 1865’
Robert Garrard II, London
1864
height of cup: 58.4cm; weight: 6,6 kg
maker’s mark: RG in script under a
crown mark of Robert Garrard II
sterling silver mark
assay date 1864
assay mark of London
retailers incuse stamp of R & S Garrard,
Panton Street
An impressive Victorian silver hand-
wrought and cast pres entation Royal
Ascot, «Elizabethan» or «Francois
Premier» Historicism tankard. The
tankard is finely chased with large
bosses and geometric strapwork on
a frosted ground, the front boss is
engraved with an inscription: «The Gift
of Her Majesty, The Queen, Ascot 1865».
The piece is mounted by a finely cast
finial depicting St.Thomas of Aquitaine
on horseback with his page attendant
standing by his side bearing a standard.
Queen Victoria at Osborne House, 1865
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