Victorian Rifle Club Challenge Cup
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William Edwards, 'Victorian Rifle Club Challenge Cup, Match No.1, First Prize' sterling silver trophy cup, circa 1863, superbly adorned with fine and deep repousse decoration by master decorator William Edwards depicting a hunting scene with three kangaroos an emu and hunters on horseback. Cup blank made by Daniel and Charles Houle, London, 1861. Interior with original gilt wash. 20 cm high, 400 grams. Original brush & MacDonnell plush box (rare). This trophy was first awarded in 1863 and was perpetually awarded during the following seven years finishing in 1870. Further engraved '7. Rounds 200, 500 and 600 Yards', also engraved with each winner and their points score: 1863 May 2nd, John Hamilton 60 points. 1863 Sept. 12th, John Richmond 58 points. 1863 Nov. 14th, William Peterson 61 points. 1864 March 12th, J. Rainsford 55 points. 1864 Aug. 6th, T. Sargood 59 points. 1864 Oct. 29th, D. McHutchison 47 points. 1865 Nov. 4th, S.T. Douglas 56 points. 1869 Dec. 11th, D. McHutchison 67 points. 1870 Mar. 12th, D. McHutchison 63 points. Provenance: The Edward Clark collection, Melbourne
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- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.
The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 ? 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910. - 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.
- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
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