comprising a silver quiver, London 1836, indistinct maker's mark, the front engraved with a tree, and 'Presented To James Siverwright Esqr By the East Berks Archers 8th Sept., 1836', riveted to its green leather suspension mount, and with leather waistbelt, tooled 'Bergans', 18 cm; a silver prize box, embossed overall with gradrooned ornaments, the hinged lid with central oval engraved 'Jubilee Prize', recipients initials 'G.R.A.M.' over 'York 1893', the front engraved 'Greatest Number of Golds At 50 Yards', the interior gilt, 11.5 cm; a silver bowl on three scrolled feet, indistinct hallmarks: on a triangular ebonised wooden stand, with silver-marked triangular plaque engraved 'Keswick Archery Club Ladies Championship Bowl', further plaques to the front and side, engraved with recipients names from 1959 to 1973 13 cm high; an electrotype salt in the form of Neptune on a seabourne shell, the interior engraved 'Raglan Archers, Castle grounds Monmouthshire, founded 1858, Patronesque Her Grace the Duchess of Beaufort, the Beaufort Prize', 14.4 cm long; a silver trophy cup, Birmingham, 1930: on its ebonised stand, 25 cm high; an Ottoman conical vessel of tapering circular section flared at the top, embossed and chased overall, including a Tree of Life over each side, the mouth with earlier white-metal mount engraved '1st Prize to Sir Walter Carew, August. 24th 1848.', the body with modern plaque engraved with the same inscription, and two suspension rings, 38.5 cm long (6)
Sold for £1,600
comprising a silver quiver, London 1836, indistinct maker's mark, the front engraved with a tree, and 'Presented To James Siverwright Esqr By the East Berks Archers 8th Sept., 1836', riveted to its green leather suspension mount, and with leather waistbelt, tooled 'Bergans', 18 cm; a silver prize box, embossed overall with gradrooned ornaments, the hinged lid with central oval engraved 'Jubilee Prize', recipients initials 'G.R.A.M.' over 'York 1893', the front engraved 'Greatest Number of Golds At 50 Yards', the interior gilt, 11.5 cm; a silver bowl on three scrolled feet, indistinct hallmarks: on a triangular ebonised wooden stand, with silver-marked triangular plaque engraved 'Keswick Archery Club Ladies Championship Bowl', further plaques to the front and side, engraved with recipients names from 1959 to 1973 13 cm high; an electrotype salt in the form of Neptune on a seabourne shell, the interior engraved 'Raglan Archers, Castle grounds Monmouthshire, founded 1858, Patronesque Her Grace the Duchess of Beaufort, the Beaufort Prize', 14.4 cm long; a silver trophy cup, Birmingham, 1930: on its ebonised stand, 25 cm high; an Ottoman conical vessel of tapering circular section flared at the top, embossed and chased overall, including a Tree of Life over each side, the mouth with earlier white-metal mount engraved '1st Prize to Sir Walter Carew, August. 24th 1848.', the body with modern plaque engraved with the same inscription, and two suspension rings, 38.5 cm long (6)
Auction: The Bill Terry Archery Collection, Part III, 16th Apr, 2025
TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
We are delighted to announce the upcoming live auction of the third part of the remarkable Bill Terry Archery Collection which will take place on 16th April 2025, at 11:00am at Olympia Auctions, London. This collection features an exceptional range of archery equipment, silver, pictures and related items covering the history of archery, toxophilites, and societies from the United Kingdom and beyond.
Sunday 13th April: 12pm to 4pm
Monday 14th April: 10am to 7pm
Tuesday 15th April: 10am to 5pm
Starts: Wednesday 16th April 2025, 11am precisely
Henry Metcalf
henry.metcalf@olympiaauctions.com
Simeon Beever
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Thomas Del Mar
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