The 1922 Chester Cup, a silver trophy cup & cover hallmarked London 1900, maker's mark JB C, with vine decoration & serpent handles, on an ebonised cubic base set with two silver plaques inscribed CHESTER CUP, 1922, WON BY, MRS SOPER WHITBURN'S CHIVALROUS 4YRS, BY AMADIS-COURTESY, RIDDEN BY G.SMITH, 7ST. 5LBS., TRAINER H.L. COTTRILL, height of trophy 36cm., 14in., weight 1,854gr., 59oz. 12dwt. Chivalrous won the 1922 Chester Cup at odds of 50-1 and won the race again the following year at odds of 100/14.
Hammer:
£600
Estimate:
£1,000 - £1,500
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The 1922 Chester Cup, a silver trophy cup & cover hallmarked London 1900, maker's mark JB C, with vine decoration & serpent handles, on an ebonised cubic base set with two silver plaques inscribed CHESTER CUP, 1922, WON BY, MRS SOPER WHITBURN'S CHIVALROUS 4YRS, BY AMADIS-COURTESY, RIDDEN BY G.SMITH, 7ST. 5LBS., TRAINER H.L. COTTRILL, height of trophy 36cm., 14in., weight 1,854gr., 59oz. 12dwt. Chivalrous won the 1922 Chester Cup at odds of 50-1 and won the race again the following year at odds of 100/14.