THE WALTON & COTTON CLUB: AN IMPORTANT SILVER ANGLING TROPHY
by James Charles Edington, London 1833, with flared and stepped rim, relief cast plaque to front depicting angler and assistant in 17th Century dress with motto 'Dum Capimus Capimur' (While we are caught we are caught), the rear with detailed presentation engraving to Michael Bland, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Walton & Cotton Club in 1833,
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£1,500 - £2,500
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Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
worded '...in token of sincere esteem and regard in acknowledgement of services from the foundation in 1817 to 1833...' with finely cast fearsome fish twin handles, the lower body leaf capped, the conforming circular base with emblem of the Walton & Cotton Club and dated March 1833, 30cm high, 58tr. ozs, with later ebonised stand
Provenance: by direct family descent and sold together with a letter from Martins Bank Limited, 68 Lombard Street, dated 7th August 1928, addressed to L. Bland Esq containing detailed provenance information.
Note: The Walton & Cotton Club instituted 19th March 1817 at the Freemason's Tavern, London, with Michael Bland being appointed the first Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary.
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