GEORGE V PRESENTATION STERLING SILVER LIDDED TROPHY, BIRMINGHAM, 1934

A fine George V sterling silver presentation trophy of significant sporting interest, hallmarked for Birmingham, 1934, by the esteemed silversmiths S. Blanckensee & Son Ltd. The elegant, tapering vessel is supported by four stylized golf club struts terminating in a stepped circular base. It features a removable domed cover surmounted by a cast finial of Nike, the winged goddess of victory, standing upon a golf ball. Commissioned as the "American Express Golf Challenge Trophy," the body is meticulously engraved with a chronology of winners spanning 1934 to 1996, documenting over sixty years of corporate sporting history. This piece exemplifies the refined craftsmanship and celebratory grandeur characteristic of interwar British silver.

Ht. 22 in., Dia. 6.75 in