STYLISH 20thC ENGLISH ART DECO LARGE SOLID SILVER 'H.M THE KINGS CUP' c.1932
20th Century English Art Deco silver monumental trophy cup and cover, shaped as a cocktail glass, the lid, stem and base decorated with stylised laurel leaves, sides applied with beautifully modelled twin cast Pegasus handles, the lid decorated with masks and mounted with a cast racing horse finial.
Hallmarked English silver (925 standard), London, year 1932 (r), Maker's mark G&S Co..
Reference Number: A6634
DESCRIPTION
Antique 20th Century English Art Deco solid silver monumental trophy cup and cover, shaped as a cocktail glass, the lid, stem and base decorated with stylised laurel leaves, sides applied with beautifully modelled twin cast Pegasus handles, the lid decorated with masks and mounted with a cast racing horse finial.
Engraved 'H.M The King's Cup, Alexandria, 1932, Won By Baron Empain's "Gracchus". Baron Empain is a title of nobility of the Kingdom of Belgium. The title was created in 1907 by Leopold II of Belgium for Édouard Empain, a wealthy Belgian engineer, entrepreneur, financier and industrialist, as well as an amateur Egyptologist. The title is hereditary and descends to the senior male by agnatic primogeniture.
Hallmarked English silver (925 standard), London, year 1932 (r), Maker's mark G&S Co LTD (Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, 112 Regent st, London).
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Height: 58cm
Width: 46 x 28cm
Weight: 3770g