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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Sporting Memorabilia
• Sale Date:
  10 May 2016 ~ 9am - Session One: Lots 1 - 240
  10 May 2016 ~ 12.30pm - Session Two: Lots 241 - 577
  10 May 2016 ~ 4pm - Session Three: Lots 578 - 807
• Lot #:
  642
• Lot Description:
  1949 MELBOURNE CUP, 3-handled loving cup
  engraved on front “MELBOURNE CUP/ 1949. Won by Mr. L.G. Robinson’s/ Foxzami”, on wooden stand, 37cm tall.
• Provenance:
  Foxzami owned by Leonard G.Robinson won the 1949 Melbourne Cup by 3 lengths from Hoyle & Benvolo, before a crowd of 110,000 at Flemington on the first Tuesday in November 1949. The prize money was £9050.
• Notes:
  The Cup was taken to Lord Howe Island, and although the owner died in 1955, it remained there until 1979 when the estate was auctioned by Geoff K.Gray in Sydney, where it was acquired by the present owner.
• Estimate:
  A$80,000 - 120,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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