J E CALDWELL CO. STERLING TROPHY CUP 16" ANTIQUE THREE HANDLED 7LB +

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MAGNIFICENT!
J.E.CALDWELL COMPANY
THREE HANDLE TROPHY CUP
(APPROX. 16"T X 9.5" W)
THIS IS A ANTIQUE MAGNIFICENT EXTREMELY HUGE PRESENTATION 16" TALL AND 9.5" ACROSS THE VASE
WITHOUT THE HANDLES ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER J. E. CALDWELL COMPANY THREE HANDLED TROPHY CUP
THAT HAS 3348 GRAMS OF STERLING . THIS IS A HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT PIECE AS THE SCHUYLKILL NAVY
FOUNDED IN 1854 IS THE OLDEST AMATEUR GOVERNING BODY IN SPORTS IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE GEORGE F. HOFFMAN CUP WAS FOR THE JUNIOR EIGHT OARED SCHELLS OF THE SCHUYLKILL NAVY
THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE SCHUYLKILL NAVY ON JUNE 1905. THE PIECE IS RICHLY DECORATED WITH SEA
CREATURES ON THE TOP OF EACH OF THE THREE HANDLES WITH GADROONS AND SHELLS AND ENGRAVED
WITH THE EIGHT OARED SCHELLS AND ENAMELED FLAGS FROM THE WINNING TEAMS WITH A PIERCED
AND ORNATE BASE.
THIS PIECE WEIGHTS OVER 7LBS AND TRULY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES OF J E CALDWELL
STERLING SILVER YOU WILL SEE. THE CONDITION IS THAT IT HAS NO DENTS AND ONE TINY TINY DING THE
SIZE OF A PENCIL TIP AND IT DOES HAVE ONE MISSING FLAG AND ENAMEL LOSS TO SOME OF THE FLAGS
BUT THE OVERALL CONDITION IS WONDERFUL LIKE THE PIECE ITSELF.
THIS TROPHY CUP IS MUSEUM QUALITY BY A COMPANY THAT IS
EQUAL TO TIFFANY.
MUSEUM PIECE
FOR THE TRULY ADVANCED COLLECTOR IN FINE STERLING
PLEASE LOOK AT MY PICTURES AS THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY DESCRIPTION
AS THEY SHOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AND PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS
BEFORE YOU BUY AS I AM ALWAYS HAPPY TO ANSWER ALL INQUIRIES