A sterling silver yachting trophy from the Shelburne Yacht Club by Birk's Silversmiths in the form of a three handled loving
cup. The trophy is chased and engraved with the following: "Shelburne
Yacht Club/International Schooner Ocean Race/Halifax to Shelburne/August 28th
1905/Schooner Class/Won by/Commodore Laurence Minot/with Schr Hope
Leslie". The back side of the cup is engraved with a view of the town of
Shelburne landscape.
Size: 8½ x 10 in. (21.6 x 25.4 cm).
Weight: About 36 ozt or 1020g!!!! ( just the silver scrap alone is worth more than 3K).
Sold at Christies, July 29, 2004, lot 81 (New York) for