A George III silver-gilt two-handle race cup and cover, Matthew Boulton & Plate Co, retailed by Thomas Hamlet, Birmingham, 1812

urn-form with egg and dart rim, cover with cast rose and vine finial, the body applied with a frieze of trailing vines above racing jockeys, the lower body cast with acanthus leaves below a latticework and rosette band, satyr mask embellished foliate handles, the spreading circular base with husk & berry rim and ornate scrolling leaf border, engraved HAMLET, GOLDSMITH TO HIS MAJESTY

Good clear marks to body, cover and screw-on foot. Probably later or re-gilded. Very good gauge. Old repair to one leaf of finial. Otherwise good condition.
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For a similar example see Sotheby's New York, 6 October 2011, lot 114. For a pair of wine coolers of similar form see Sotheby's London, 9 October 1969, lot 249