A Victorian Silver Rifle Prize Covered Cup, Robert Hennell III & IV, London, 1861 and 1869

Property from the Estate of Raymond Cheven

A Victorian Silver Rifle Prize Covered Cup, Robert Hennell III & IV, London, 1861 and 1869

heavily embossed and chased on one side with four soldiers firing rifles, on the other with gnarled trees enclosing prize inscriptions 1870-72; gilt interior, kneeling marksman finial by a different maker circa 1870

cup marked below rim with maker's mark of Robert Hennell III and dated 1861, the cover with maker's mark of Robert Hennell IV, dated 1869, the finial marked ?JIC

20 oz

622 g

height 12 in.

30.48 cm