RUSSIA - Lot 129

Lot n° 129
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6000 - 8000 EUR
Result : NC
RUSSIA - Lot 129
RUSSIA Important 84 zolotniks (875 thousandths) silver covered present cup with engraved and chased decoration of stylized and interlaced foliage, engraved in the center with a dedication in French "Prince Serge Galitzine Cannes Golf Club 1894" and surmounting a neo-Gothic-style arcature, the lid decorated en suite, the handle with gadrooned decoration and foliage (top element missing). Some wear and minor dents. Saint Petersburg, circa 1890. Goldsmith: SAZIKOV with mark of Supplier to the Imperial Court and medal from the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London with profiles of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. H. 38 cm. Weight: 1199.37 g. Provenance Golf trophy presented to the winner, Prince Serge Sergeyevich Golitsyne (1863-1923) History The Cannes Golf Club was founded in Mandelieu-la-Napoule in 1891 by Grand Duke Michel Mikhailovich of Russia (1861-1929), who had been a golf enthusiast since a stay in Scotland. It was the first golf course on the Côte d'Azur and one of the oldest in France. From the outset, the club was frequented by the international wintering colony on the Riviera, including Englishmen, Russians and members of the European aristocracy.
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