Description:
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver New Rochelle Yacht Club Trophy Crumb Brush, New York, c. 1887, cast with neoclassical figures seated amidst scrolling acanthus leaves, with engraved inscription, "New Rochelle/ Yacht Club Prize/ Won by Shamrock July 2d. 1887" to handle, lg. 14 1/4 in.
N.B. Shamrock was a seventy-foot schooner owned by Frederick Thompson.
Estimate $200-400
Age-typical wear. Seams visible on handle.
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