Lot Essay
Edward M. Brown served as commodore of the New York Yacht club from 1895 to 1897. The present trophy bowl was awarded to the sloop Wasp, which was sailed by the Lippitt brothers, on 3 August 1896.
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PROPERTY FROM THE ORANGE BLOSSOM COLLECTION
AN AMERICAN SILVER PRESENTATION CENTERPIECE BOWL OF YACHTING INTEREST
MARK OF BLACK STARR & FROST, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1896
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AN AMERICAN SILVER PRESENTATION CENTERPIECE BOWL OF YACHTING INTEREST
MARK OF BLACK STARR & FROST, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1896
Oval, the everted rim cast with scrolling acanthus, raised on four shell-form feet spaced by beaded scrolls, one side with large script presentation engraving reading Trophy for Single Masted Vessels Season 1896 Presented by Commodore Edward M Brown, marked on underside and numbered 2867
20 1⁄8 in. (51 cm.) long
115 oz. 8 dwt. (3,589 gr.)
MARK OF BLACK STARR & FROST, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1896
Oval, the everted rim cast with scrolling acanthus, raised on four shell-form feet spaced by beaded scrolls, one side with large script presentation engraving reading Trophy for Single Masted Vessels Season 1896 Presented by Commodore Edward M Brown, marked on underside and numbered 2867
20 1⁄8 in. (51 cm.) long
115 oz. 8 dwt. (3,589 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 24 January 2004, lot 121.
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