American silver surfing trophy, Tiffany & Co., New York, dated 1939

with borders of overlapping flowerheads, the center applied with a medallion of a surfer paddling encircled by an engraved inscription "Sam A. Kahanamoku 1939 / THE LEEDS TROPHY FOR THE BEACH BOYS"

with light surface scratches and a few minor dings, otherwise good condition
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Samuel Alapai Kahanamoku (1902-1966) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he won a bronze medal in the men's 100-meter freestyle event. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and was the younger brother of swim and surf legend Duke Kahanamoku, an Olympic gold medalist. The brothers were friends of tobacco heiress Doris Duke, and there are numerous pictures of Sam and Duke at her Hawaiian estate, Shangri La.