Lot Essay
Russell B. Aitken holding the silver Calder Trophy defended fourteen consecutive times and retired by Russell B. Aitken
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THE FIRST MARK OF DOMINICK & HAFF, NEW YORK, 1906; THE SECOND MARK OF BLACK, STARR AND FROST, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1949
Details
TWO AMERICAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED TROPHY CUPS
The first mark of Dominick & Haff, New York, 1906; the second mark of Black, Starr and Frost, New York, circa 1949
The cups of urn form, the first with angular handles and detachable cover, the second with harp-form handles; together with two silver circular bowls, one a Paul Revere reproduction, mark of International Sterling, the second bowl a Cornelius Wynkoop reproduction, mark of Graff, Washbourne & Dunn, each engraved with a presentation inscription, each marked under base
The larger cup 13 3/8in. (33.5cm.) high; 145 oz. (4513gr.) gross weight (4)
The first mark of Dominick & Haff, New York, 1906; the second mark of Black, Starr and Frost, New York, circa 1949
The cups of urn form, the first with angular handles and detachable cover, the second with harp-form handles; together with two silver circular bowls, one a Paul Revere reproduction, mark of International Sterling, the second bowl a Cornelius Wynkoop reproduction, mark of Graff, Washbourne & Dunn, each engraved with a presentation inscription, each marked under base
The larger cup 13 3/8in. (33.5cm.) high; 145 oz. (4513gr.) gross weight (4)
Engraved
Each engraved: THE CALDER TROPHY PRESENTED BY LOU CALDER FOR THE BEST ALL ROUND SHOTGUN PERFORMANCE AT THE CAMPFIRE CLUB OF AMERICA
The first cup engraved: WON BY RUSSELL B. AITKEN; OCTOBER 1947, JUNE 1948, OCTOBER, 1948, The second cup engraved: WON BY RUSSELL B. AITKEN; JUNE 1949, OCTOBER, 1949, JUNE 1950
The first bowl engraved: WON BY STEWART MAURICE, OCTOBER 1950; RUSSELL B. AITKEN, JUNE 1951, OCTOBER 1951, JUNE, 1952; the second bowl engraved: WON BY RUSSELL B. AITKEN, OCTOBER, 1960; DAVE GEORGE, JUNE 1961; RUSS AITKEN, OCTOBER 1961; JAC WELLER, JUNE 1962
The first cup engraved: WON BY RUSSELL B. AITKEN; OCTOBER 1947, JUNE 1948, OCTOBER, 1948, The second cup engraved: WON BY RUSSELL B. AITKEN; JUNE 1949, OCTOBER, 1949, JUNE 1950
The first bowl engraved: WON BY STEWART MAURICE, OCTOBER 1950; RUSSELL B. AITKEN, JUNE 1951, OCTOBER 1951, JUNE, 1952; the second bowl engraved: WON BY RUSSELL B. AITKEN, OCTOBER, 1960; DAVE GEORGE, JUNE 1961; RUSS AITKEN, OCTOBER 1961; JAC WELLER, JUNE 1962