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• Auction House:
  Sotheby's Australia
• Sale Name:
  Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
• Sale Date:
  25 Oct 2016 ~ 6pm
• Lot #:
  29
• Lot Description:
  The 1985 Foster's Melbourne Cup, 18ct gold, Fortuanato Rocca for Hardy Brothers, won by What A Nuisance
  modelled as a three handled loving cup supported on a tapering stem terminating in a stepped circular foot, resting on a turned blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) socle, inscribed 'Foster's / Melbourne Cup / 1985 / Won by / What A Nuisance' 'OWNERS / MR. D. GOWING / AND MR. & MRS.L.J. WILLIAMS' 'JOCKEY / P.HYLAND - 52 \xBD KG / TRAINER J.F. MEAGHER / TIME / 3.23' , marked 'ROCCA 18CT SUPPLIED BY HARDY BROTHERS LTD.' to footrim, housed in the original bespoke panelled blackwood case, with velvet lined interior, surmounted by a brass handle
  894 gms, 29 cm high, 36.2 cm (with base); the case 44.7 cm high, 27.5 cm wide, 30.2 cm deep
• Estimate:
  A$100,000 - 120,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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