1896 - Sport trophy

AN EXCEPTIONAL LATE 19TH CENTURY GERMAN SILVER-PLATE LIDDED TROPHY CUP, with Makers mark W.M.F. for Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG - Geislingen, Germany. Purchased by Renowned Irish Silversmith Messrs Egan & Sons from W.M.F to present at the Queenstown Regatta. A masterpiece, 50 cm's tall and weighing a heavy 2950 grams, nearly 3 kg's.
Highly decorated throughout in the Historismus manner, the piece features a removable domed cover with figural finial and masks in relief. The body features a central oval cartouche engraved with presentation inscription for the Queenstown (Cobh) Regatta 15th August 1896, Presented by Messrs Egan & Sons. The cartouche is surrounded by embossed and chased foliate scrolls, flanked by figures in traditional dress with musical instruments. Raised on gilt knopped support on circular foot with conforming decorative borders. Dimensions: 49cm high approx. In good condition as photographed, the cover rim being slightly misshapen but the lid fits securely.
More about the Maker: Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik (formerly Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer, then Straub & Sohn) the company became WMF in 1880 after merging with A. Ritter & Co. It grew into the world's largest producer of household metalware by 1900. The company was renowned for its intricate Jugendstil designs, led by sculptor Albert Mayer from 1884–1914.
William Egan & Sons was a renowned 19th and 20th-century Irish firm of jewellers, silversmiths, and church furnishers based in Cork, famous for high-quality craftsmanship, the production of rare "Republican silver" (1922), and their long-standing St. Patrick’s Street premises.

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