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Lot 1066 Dα

The Royal Ascot trophy from 1883

Auction 1117 - overview Cologne
16.11.2018, 15:00 - Treasures from a Lower Saxon Collection
Estimate: 20.000 € - 25.000 €
Result: 29.760 € (incl. premium)
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The Royal Ascot trophy from 1883

The finial formed as the British coat-of-arms beneath St. Edward's Crown flanked by the lion and the unicorn and with the English royal device "DIEU ET MON DROIT". With a dedication inscription "THE GIFT OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN / ASCOT / WON BY BORDER M H 49 cm, weight 6,800 g.
London, marks of R & S Garrard, 1882.

The three year old English thoroughbred stallion Border Minstrel was the winner of the Queen's Vase race in May 1883.

Provenance

Purchased from Sotheby's London, 15th December 1977, lot 380.