Silver trophy bowl with horsehead handles

Silver trophy bowl with horsehead handles

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Smart silver horse racing trophy bowl in the Art Deco style, with stylised applied moulded rim, handles mounted with cast horse heads, and fitted to a lacquered wood pedestal base. It's the perfect silver trophy for any horse riding or equestrian event or championship; flat racing, eventing, steeplechasing.

Trophies have marked victories since ancient times. The word trophy, coined in English in 1550, was derived from the French trophée in 1513 - a prize of war. In ancient Greece, trophies were made on the battlefields while the Romans built magnificent trophies in Rome, including columns and arches and huge stone memorials.

Today a trophy is a tangible, durable reminder of a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies in the form of silver chalices, or two-handled cups, are popular items presented to winners of sporting events and include some of the world's most famous trophy cups: The FA Cup, Wimbledon Trophy (two-handled cup), Webb Ellis Cup, Ryder Cup and the British Grand Prix Trophy.

The plain silver body of this trophy cup is suitable for engraving for any event or occasion and we can make a bespoke wooden plinth and silver band for engraving names and dates.

Dimensions:

Height 135 mm / 5 "
Diameter 275 mm / 11 "
Weight 602 g (19.35 troy ozs)
Year

1971

Place

Sheffield

Condition

Excellent

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