The Royal Squadron Schooner Prize won by Miranda, 1877

The Royal Squadron Schooner Prize won by Miranda, 1877. This impressive trophy is a small replica of the classical Roman ‘Warwick Vase’. The body is cast and chased with fruiting vines below the rim. The central field has a continuous band with bearded Bacchic heads floating above a lion’s mask and pelt. The applied handles comprise gnarled twisted vine stems. The spreading stem is set on a square foot which is incised ‘Royal Squadron Schooner Prize 10th August 1877 “Miranda”’. Raised on a later black wooden plinth. Assay stamps for Stephen Smith and Son, London, 1977.

Estimate:£28,500

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