Live Auction 17468The Collector: English & European 18th & 19th Century Furniture, Ceramics, Silver & Works of Art
A MONUMENTAL VICTORIAN SCOTTISH SILVER WINE CISTERN
Lot 169 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION

A MONUMENTAL VICTORIAN SCOTTISH SILVER WINE CISTERN

MARK OF HAMILTON & INCHES, EDINBURGH, 1890

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A MONUMENTAL VICTORIAN SCOTTISH SILVER WINE CISTERN
MARK OF HAMILTON & INCHES, EDINBURGH, 1890
The oval lobed body supported on four paw feet, chased with floral collar, with two drop ring lion's mask handles and lion's paw feet, inscribed Ayr Gold Cup, won by Strathblane 1880, Dazzle 1889, and 1890-1; marked to underside
34 ¼ in. (87 cm.) wide, over handles
421 oz. (13,093 gr.)

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The Ayr Gold Cup horse race was established in 1804 in Southwestern Scotland. Dazzle, owned by the 5th Duke of Montrose Douglas Graham, won three consecutive races from 1880-1891. Dazzle is still the most successful horse in the race’s history.