Lot #32 - An Australian sterling silver trophy, The 1873 Sunbury Cup, for greyhound coursing, attributed to Edward Fischer (1828-1911)
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Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers
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Sale Name:Australian, Maritime & Natural History | Part I
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Sale Date:28 Aug 2022 ~ 12noon (AEST)
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Lot #:32
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Lot Description:An Australian sterling silver trophy, The 1873 Sunbury Cup, for greyhound coursing, attributed to Edward Fischer (1828-1911)
A chased and engraved Etruscan style urn with a waisted neck and flying scroll handles, reserved with a greyhound in a landscape setting on a stippled ground, a hunting scene depicting greyhounds chasing a hare to the reverse, inscribed to the neck 'NICODEMUS.' above 'WINNER OF THE SUNBURY CUP / being the first run for in the Colony / owned and bred by FREDERICK ROW / 1873', raised on a turned wood base, unmarked
27cm high; 35.5cm high including the base -
Provenance:Sotheby's, Sydney, Russell Crowe: The Art of Divorce, 7 April 2018, Lot 155
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Estimate:A$8,000 - 10,000
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Realised Price:$0.00
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Category:Silver
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