A VICTORIAN SILVER PRESENTATION EWER AND STAND MARK OF BARNARD & SONS LTD., LONDON, 1873

The Baluster form ewer chased with scrolls and acanthus to the circular foot and knopped stem, the body with further scrolls and rocaille, one side chased with a scene of Neptune and his Tritons, the other depicting Amphitrite surrounded by Nereids, with two putto holding laurel garlands to the front, the back with a dolphin mask below the acanthus-capped loop handle, the shaped oval base raised on scrolled supports, with two Tritons blowing horns to each end, engraved on one side The Birmingham & District licensed Victuallers Billiard League Handicap Challenge Cup, Presented by Messrs Burroughes & Watts Ltd, both ewer and stand further extensively engraved with the names and dates of the winners of the first through the thirty-seventh competitions, marked below spout of ewer, on side of stand, and on Tritons
201⁄4 in. (51.4 cm.) high, overall
147 oz. 10 dwt. (4,587 gr.)

Provenance
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 25 November 2009, lot 250.