Australian silver shooting trophy cup, with gilt washed bowl…
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Australian silver shooting trophy cup, with gilt washed bowl and deep body, decorated with a selection of oval cartouches emblematic of Industry and Colonisation interspersed by exotic trees and landscape, the central cartouche with inscription: V.V. Engineer rifle club/ Presented/ by/ Surgeon Major James/ Won by/ Sapper W. W. Bennett/ with the following/ scores/ Enfield 1876 70 points/ Martini 1877 - 86 / Martini 1877 with 90/ Conditions 400, 500 and 600 Yards/ 7 shots at each distance, resting on triform supports as three slung rifles, on a stepped circular base etched with leaves and vines. Marks: unmarked. Weight: 415 grams. Height 26 cm. Provenance: Vizard Foundation

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  • Emblematic - Serving as a symbol.
  • Cartouche - An ornamental panel in the form of of a shield, oval or rectangular scroll with curling edges. It may be carved into the back of a chair or the top of a sideboard, or present on a piece of silver or jewellery, and contain the initials of the original owner, heraldic symbols, or some other inscription, such as the details of a presentation.

    In ceramics the term defines the central area of a vase or similar with a decorative border in one of the shapes above, into which a decorative scene or figures have been painted.

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