350 ANTIQUE 1864 ENGLISH GOLD WASHED STERLING SILVER TROPHY VASE LADY JOCKEY

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350.Superb antique English sterling silver and parcel gilt trophy vase bearing the hallmarks for Sheffield 1864 and the makers mark of Roberts and Briggs. The trophy vase is of good size and weight. The overall height is 12.8 " , the diameters are , base , 4.5 " , cup top 4.25 " and the handle width is 7.75 " . The weight is 1220 grams ,39.23 troy ounces. The back of the vase shows two race horse , their jockeys stretching them towards the finishing post . On the other side, an owner , two mounted horses and a groom. On one mount is possibly the earliest depiction of a lady , wearing colours , astride a racehorse. EXCELLENT CONDITION. 50 . Free shipping worldwide . To see all my trophies , put antiquetom into your search engine.
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ANTIQUE ,1864 , ENGLISH GOLD WASHED STERLING SILVER TROPHY VASE INSCRIBED WITH HORSE RACING SCENES, WITH ONE OF THE JOCKEYS BEING A LADY.
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On offer is this superb antique English  sterling silver and parcel gilt  trophy vase bearing the hallmarks  for   Sheffield 1864  and the makers mark of  Roberts and Briggs  .    The trophy vase is of good size and  weight .  The overall height is  12.8 " , the diameters are , base , 4.5   " , cup top  4.25  " and the handle width is  7.75  " . The weight is 1220  grams , 39.23   troy ounces.
The vase is in pure Greek revival form, copying an antique two handled hydria and the decoration, with the exception of the horse-racing scenes follows the rules of classical Greek ornament.
The handles are decorated with wave and dot decoration; the foot with framed anthemiums with lotus in between, the lower body is engraved with flutes above which is a band of Vitruvian scrolls surmounted by lotus flowers.   Above the equestrian scenes is a band of egg and dart, then a wide band of scrolling linked vines.   The neck has linked geometric panels containing stylised palmettes and to the rim is applied a band of traditional egg and dart wire.
The decoration is all hand-engraved to the very first standard and the surface has a matt finish.
What really makes this vase exeptional is the subject of the engraved scenes . The back of the vase shows two race horse , their jockeys stretching them towards the finishing post . A normal racing scene , beautifully executed by the unknown Victorian engraver. By the same hand , on the front of the vase , is the most interesting scene .
The owner , resplendent in top hat and tailcoat , stands in the centre , holding the reins of the standing horse to his left , its jockey sitting quietly with whip raised . On the right of the owner  stands a groom with his back to us, a blanket over his right arm.  On the left of the groom , just arriving as evident by the raised front and hind legs , is another horse with jockey up .
The interesting thing about this jockey is that you can clearly make out that she is riding astride the horse . There is no doubt that it is a lady jockey , there is no doubt that she is riding astride. I am fairly certain that this is most likely to be one of the earliest depictions of a lady riding astride  , and a lady jockey at that. Either she is a jockey or she is a lady dressed in colours.
However you interpret this image , it remains an excellent and  most exquisite depiction of people and horses by a master engraver in 1864, on an excellent vase , all commissioned by the proud owner.
I recently had an interesting conversation with a couple who breed event horses. They looked at this vase and came up with an interesting suggestion. They considered it highly likely that  yes , the man in the middle was the owner , and that the two jockeys could easily have been his adult children having just had or about to have , a race between each other.  Who knows ? One thing is for certain and that is that there is no record anywhere of a lady jockey in silks in 1864 . I have had a researcher check for me with all the horse racing world here in England and there is no mention anywhere of  a lady jockey astride a horse at that time. So , the mystery is still a mystery !
Apart from three minor dings to the sides of the handles , t
he whole is in EXCELLENT CONDITION and is beautifully polished ready to go on display.
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