Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 18th April 2023 - 18th April 2023
Lot 179
A late 19th-century American silver carriage...
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £900
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Description
A late 19th-century American silver carriage driving trophy tankard,
by The Whiting Manufacturing Company, New York, circa 1883,
tapering circular form, the scroll handle modelled as a horse's tail, the hinged cover with a horse's head finial, the body decorated with a carriage on a matted background with a monogram and date '1883', the rim inscribed 'For the best four-in-hand and best-appointed gentleman's drag', height 24.5cm, approx. weight 31.5oz.