A George III Irish silver twin-handled trophy cup. William Nolan, retailed b...
A George III Irish silver twin-handled trophy cup.
William Nolan, retailed by William Law,
Dublin, 1816.
Raised on a stepped, circular foot and applied to the front with an oval medallion for the 'Farming Society of Ireland' depicting a farmer with oxen and plough, the double scroll twin handles designed with foliate thumbpieces and the trophy inscribed 'District No. 4 Adjudged to Tho. Phelps Esq. For the Best Ploughing near Limerick, 23rd March 1816', 12.7cm dia., 18.5cm high, approx. weight 24ozt
Provenance: The Peyton family, by descent.
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A George III Irish silver twin-handled trophy cup.
William Nolan, retailed by William Law,
Dublin, 1816.
Raised on a stepped, circular foot and applied to the front with an oval medallion for the 'Farming Society of Ireland' depicting a farmer with oxen and plough, the double scroll twin handles designed with foliate thumbpieces and the trophy inscribed 'District No. 4 Adjudged to Tho. Phelps Esq. For the Best Ploughing near Limerick, 23rd March 1816', 12.7cm dia., 18.5cm high, approx. weight 24ozt
Provenance: The Peyton family, by descent.
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