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Lot 443
The Ranelagh War Cup, 1920
Estimate:
£4,000 - £6,000
Sold for:
£775
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Description
Without Reserve

The Ranelagh War Cup, a gilded trophy with cover, presented to the Cavalry Corps in 1920, with applied Roman numerals (MCMXIX) and inscribed: 1. Major F.B. Hurndall, 2. Brig. Gen. J. Vaughan, 3. Major V.N. Lockett, Lt. Col. G. Mort (back). The lid with ornate finial, of a pair of legs wearing a suit of armour, lifting off to reveal an applied circular "seal" to the center of the bowl, with an "H" to the center with Lion above, bearing legend around the outside "Le Passe Ne Meurt Jamais" (the past never dies), and bearing hallmarks and inscribed maker's marks, to the inside of the rim of the base "Hand made by Messrs Garrard and Co. Ltd London, Goldsmiths to the Crown."

Height overall: 14 in. (36 cm). Diameter of bowl: 7 in. (18 cm).