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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CUPS AND COVERS
Lot 117

A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CUPS AND COVERS

MARK OF WILLIAM BURWASH, LONDON, 1817

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CUPS AND COVERS
MARK OF WILLIAM BURWASH, LONDON, 1817
Partly-fluted vase-shaped and on domed foot, with scrolling foliage border on a matted ground, with oval plaque of two jockeys and horses racing, the reeded handles with lions' mask terminals, the domed cover with acanthus bud finial, marked on bases and one cover, one cover unmarked, one foot engraved 'W GRAY NEW BOND ST. FECIT' the other 'GRAY FECIT NEW BOND ST. LONDON
15 in. (38.2 cm.) high
265 oz. 5 dwt. (8,251 gr.)

Hugh, 12th Earl of Eglinton K.T. (1739-1819), by descent to
Archibald, 16th Earl of Eglinton and Winton (1880-1945)
The Earl of Eglinton and Winton; Christie's, London, 12 July 1922, lots 30 and 31 (£66 and £66 to Comyns)
The Hon. Clive Pearson (1897-1965)
The Parham Park Trust; Christie's, London, 15 June 2004, lot 37.

Specialist note

The Eglinton race-cups comprise a total of eight cups, all for 100 guinea races, made between 1814 and 1819. Although the 12th Earl succeeded to the title in 1796 he only took to racing in 1809 at the age of seventy, keeping his entries mainly to the meetings near his estates in Ayrshire. His wins from 1809 until his death in 1819 are recorded:
Snodgrass by Sir Charles, Gold Cup at Ayr, 1 September 1813;
Meg Merridees by Remembrancer, Gold Cup at Irvine (later known as Bogside), 3 August 1815;
Kate Kearney by Caleb, Gold Cup at Ayr, 4 September 1816 (won after a dead heat with Carrick) and Gold Cup at Irvine, 24 July 1817;
Glengarry by Stamford, Gold Cup at Ayr, 6 October 1817;
San Culotte by Stamford, Gold Cup at Ayr, 26 August 1818 and Gold Cup at Perth, 8 October 1818
Monreith by Stamford, Gold Cup at Irvine, 22 July 1819, Gold Cup at Stranraer, 3 August 1819 and Gold Cup at Ayr, 1 September 1819
The Earl's son and successor, Archibald, 13th Earl (1812-1861), Viceroy in Ireland, continued the racing tradition, establishing the Eglinton Tournament. He owned the great horse The Flying Dutchman.