GEORGE II SILVER COVERED SOUP TUREEN/TROPHY, WICKES
George Wicks, 1758-1759, hallmarked on base and lid, date mark 1758
shaped bowl, the legs with lion heads and hairy paw feet, open handles, lid and body with gadrooned edge; inscribed on bottom THE WOOD MEMORIAL / 1956 / Won by / CV WHITNEY'S HEAD MAN, also with an embossed race insignia; 9.5"h; 16"w; 10"d; 110.4 troy oz.
This piece was given to the Whitney/Vanderbilt Family as a trophy for this horse race. Fortunately, the inscription on the bottom does not interfere with the hallmarks and the marks No. 1 and 120-3
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Realized: $7,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 316 : GEORGE II SILVER COVERED SOUP TUREEN/TROPHY, WICKES
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