Evan Jones Silver Cricket Cup - Newcastle Champions 1882-84

'The Hannell Cricket Challenge Cup' an Australian silver two…
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'The Hannell Cricket Challenge Cup' an Australian silver two handled lidded cup, by Evan Jones, Sydney, circa 1880 Evan Jones/Sydney raised on a band of engraved stiff leaves, domed chased and embossed base, trunk stem issuing fern branches, the bowl engraved 'Won by The Newcastle Cricket Club Seasons 1882, 83, 84' and a later applied shield engraved 'And presented by them to their esteemed Vice-President Geo. Bewick, Sep. 12th 1895', two leaf capped handles and cover with a cast cricketer finial, marked 'Evan Jones/Sydney', 39 cm high, 600gms(19.3oz). The Challenge Cup was obviously named after James Hannell, the son of convicts born in 1813. Hannell was a Police Constable before becoming Newcastle's first Auctioneer. He had a political career, in 1887 he became Newcastle's first Major and later the Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly. He is credited for establishing the Newcastle Jockey Club, the Newcastle Regatta Club and the local Cricket Club. Provenance: Waratah Rural Auctions Wickham NSW, 7 Mar 1998 The Collection of the late Graham & Elizabeth Cocks

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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