Melbourne Rowing Beaker, 1909 Maiden Eights Winner

Silver presentation Rowing beaker, mark of William Drummond,…
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Silver presentation Rowing beaker, mark of William Drummond, Melbourne, 1906-1933, with plain body engraved with 'Melbourne Amateur Regatta, Estab. 1903, 1909 Maiden Eights won by Melbourne University Boat Club', and giving details of the winning crew. Height 11.6 cm. approx. Weight 156 grams. Provenance: The Kurt Albrecht collection of Australian silver, gold and jewellery, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 22/08/1996, lot 667. Labels: Cf. For comparison Albrecht, K., 'Nineteen century Australian silver and gold Smiths' illustrated p.73 and Hawkins, J. B., '19th century Australian silver', Vol. I., P. 284, PL. 243

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