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Monumental vintage sterling silver trophy for horsemanship, circa 1940s.  A large presentation trophy such as this was likely a bespoke item.  This piece bears the trademark of the silversmith company Old Newbury Crafters of Newburyport, Mass.  The original gilded interior is intact.

The inscription on the front reads:

The Vernon G. Cardy *

Improvement Trophy

Open To Junior Members Of The 

Horsemanship Club

For

Annual Competition 

Presented 1946

On the reverse the winners are listed for every year from 1946 to 1987.

15 3/4” (40cm) high, 15 1/2” (39.4cm) across the handles.

1802 grams

$7500.

* Vernon G. Cardy (born 1888 in Ontario) was a hotelier and owner of many prestigious Canadian hotels in the 1940s, including The King Edward Hotel in Toronto and The Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal.

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