Large two-handled silver trophy inscribed '1850-1950 James & Son Grain...
Large two-handled silver trophy inscribed '1850-1950 James & Son Grain Merchants Ltd Centenary Milk Producing Competition Small Herds', with engraved dates and inscriptions, laurel-decorated handles and circular foliate base. London, 1883, Silversmith's stamp rubbed (2,200 g; h. 41 cm) (defects) The trophy was repurposed in 1950 as the commemorative prize for the centenary of James & Son Grain Merchants Ltd, the British company founded in 1850 and long engaged in the grain and animal feed trade. The inscription records the Centenary Milk Producing Competition Small Herds, a competition established to mark the company's hundredth anniversary and reserved for small-scale dairy herds, with the trophy awarded in recognition of the highest standard of milk production.
Estimate € 3,300 - 3,500
Large two-handled silver trophy inscribed '1850-1950 James & Son Grain Merchants Ltd Centenary Milk Producing Competition Small Herds', with engraved dates and inscriptions, laurel-decorated handles and circular foliate base. London, 1883, Silversmith's stamp rubbed (2,200 g; h. 41 cm) (defects) The trophy was repurposed in 1950 as the commemorative prize for the centenary of James & Son Grain Merchants Ltd, the British company founded in 1850 and long engaged in the grain and animal feed trade. The inscription records the Centenary Milk Producing Competition Small Herds, a competition established to mark the company's hundredth anniversary and reserved for small-scale dairy herds, with the trophy awarded in recognition of the highest standard of milk production.
Estimate € 3,300 - 3,500
