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Goodwood Cup, 1829 hallmark 1829/30
Silver gilt | 44.7 x 44.0 x 44.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 50838
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A horse racing trophy in the form of a silver-gilt vase, with a beaded egg and dart rim; the sides are cast with scenes of chariot racing and the gadrooned lower body with lion masks, supported on three lion's paw feet, each terminating in a ribbed D-shaped handle with male mask mounts; on a triform plinth base with incurved sides. The vase has a liner.
Provenance
Presented to George IV as the owner of Fleur-de-lis, winner of the Goodwood Cup, 1829.
Fleur-de-lis beat Mameluke, Varna, Lamplighter and Rough Robin to take the prize. Both Mameluke and Varna were also owned by George IV. Fleur-de-lis was one of George IV's most successful mares. She won the Doncaster Cup in 1826 (beating Humphrey Clinker) and ran a dead-heat with Memnon for second place in the following year. In 1829 she won the Goodwood Cup for the first time. In 1830 she beat Zinganee, The Colonel and Glenartney for the Goodwood Cup again; and in her third effort (at nine years old) for the same race she came second to Priam. -
Creator(s)
(goldsmith)(goldsmith)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Silver gilt
Measurements
44.7 x 44.0 x 44.0 cm (whole object)
Category
Object type(s)
Place of Production
London [Greater London]
