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AN AUSTRALIAN SILVER EQUESTRIAN TROPHY CUP AND COVER
ATTRIBUTED TO J.M WENDT, ADELAIDE, CIRCA 1885
The ogee body embossed and engraved either side with floriate wreaths and two vacant cartouches, flanked by scroll handles, the stem cast as a tree trunk with applied leafy branches, raised on a naturalistically cast base, the domed cover with a finial cast as a standing horse, lacking maker's mark but hallmarked in two places on the foot with a lion passant, STERLING and a crown, 822grs. total weight of silver, together with a glass dome and an ebonised stand, the cup on stand 43cm total height.
Note: for a silver trophy of identical design to the present piece bearing Wendt's maker's mark but lacking a cover, see lot 80 in this auction.
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Lot 75
ATTRIBUTED TO J.M WENDT, ADELAIDE, CIRCA 1885
The ogee body embossed and engraved either side with floriate wreaths and two vacant cartouches, flanked by scroll handles, the stem cast as a tree trunk with applied leafy branches, raised on a naturalistically cast base, the domed cover with a finial cast as a standing horse, lacking maker's mark but hallmarked in two places on the foot with a lion passant, STERLING and a crown, 822grs. total weight of silver, together with a glass dome and an ebonised stand, the cup on stand 43cm total height.
Note: for a silver trophy of identical design to the present piece bearing Wendt's maker's mark but lacking a cover, see lot 80 in this auction.
Estimate $8,000 - $10,000
Classic Furniture, Objects and Design
AUCTION
Sale: LJ5625
12:00pm - 3 June 2012
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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CONTACT
Guy Cairnduff
guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au
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