Two-handled cup with cover

William Gilchrist Scottish

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This gold cup was a race prize won on August 16, 1753, by Mr. Robert Fenwick’s bay mare, which was provocatively named Lady’s Thigh. The prize of one hundred guineas was put up by the king, and though the usual trophy was a gold teapot, in this case the winner chose to have a cup made. The unusual wood handles may have been used so that the allotted gold would make a larger cup.

#2141. Cup, Two-Handled, with Cover

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Two-handled cup with cover, William Gilchrist (Scottish, active 1736), Gold, ebony, Scottish, Edinburgh

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Two-handled cup with cover, William Gilchrist (Scottish, active 1736), Gold, ebony, Scottish, Edinburgh
Two-handled cup with cover, William Gilchrist (Scottish, active 1736), Gold, ebony, Scottish, Edinburgh
Two-handled cup with cover, William Gilchrist (Scottish, active 1736), Gold, ebony, Scottish, Edinburgh
Two-handled cup with cover, William Gilchrist (Scottish, active 1736), Gold, ebony, Scottish, Edinburgh
Two-handled cup with cover, William Gilchrist (Scottish, active 1736), Gold, ebony, Scottish, Edinburgh
Two-handled cup with cover, William Gilchrist (Scottish, active 1736), Gold, ebony, Scottish, Edinburgh
Two-handled cup with cover, William Gilchrist (Scottish, active 1736), Gold, ebony, Scottish, Edinburgh
Two-handled cup with cover, William Gilchrist (Scottish, active 1736), Gold, ebony, Scottish, Edinburgh

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