Poole Yachting Trophy Won by Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh
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A large and impressive historical silver trophy cup, won by 'Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh', the ovoid body inscribed 'Borough and County of the Town of Poole. Yachting Trophy' and including the coat-of-arms for that town, the other face inscribed 'The Poole and Bournemouth Yachting Week....1948......'. With large reeded loop handles, fitted wide tapered lid with urn finial, the spreading circular pedestal on a square foot, gadroon rims. Mounted on an ebonised square plinth with applied silver band engraved with 'Winners' including for 1949 'Bluebottle' T.R.H. The Princess Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., R.N.' and various other winners. Weight 1616gm. Height 37.3 cm excl. plinth.
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- Finial - An architectural decoration, found on the upper parts of of an object. On furniture they are usually found on pediments, canopies and shelf supports. On smaller ceramic or silver items, such as spoons, they may decorate the top of the item itself, or the lid or cover where they provide a useful handle for removal.
Finials have a variety of shapes and forms. They may be urn-shaped, baluster shaped round or spiral, but usually taper into an upper point. Many real life shapes may also be used as finials, such as pineapples, berries, pinecones, buds, lotus and acorns. Sometimes animals such as a lion are depicted, or fish and dolphins. - Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
- Engraving - The method of decorating or creating inscriptions on silver and other metal objects by marking the surface with a sharp instrument such as a diamond point or rotating cutting wheel.
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