Ask About | Book Appointment - Sterling Silver Governor General of Canada, Earl of Bessborough Curling Trophy, Hamilton Thistle Club, Dated 1932

Art Deco sterling silver curling trophy, from the Hamilton Thistle Club *.  English hallmarks for Sheffield 1932, made by prolific silversmiths Mappin & Webb of Royal Cutlery Works, Norfolk Street, Sheffield.

The trophy is engraved on the front:

** a 5 point earl’s coronet over “B”, the Earl of Bessborough, Governor General of Canada, with two columns of names on either side,

W.A. Robinson                            D.R. Watson

G.M. Coates                                A.R. Tarlton 

Donald Campbell                       R.A. Reynolds

G.M. Campbell                           W.H. Weller

                 Skip                                          Skip

                        Hamilton Thistle

                                   1932

and blank on the reverse.

9” (22.9cm) high, 6” (15.3cm) diameter, 8 3/4” (22.3cm) across the handles.

475.5 grams.

$2700.

* The Hamilton Thistle Club was established in 1853 in Hamilton, Ontario and existed until 2002.  

** The 14th Governor General of Canada (1931-35) was the 9th Earl of Bessborough, Vere Brabazon Ponsonby (1880-1956).

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