A group of four photographs relating to the Westchester Cup polo tournament, 8 by 6in., 2 b&w press photographs captioned and backstamped for the 1921
Hammer:
£120
Estimate:
£150 - £200
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A group of four photographs relating to the Westchester Cup polo tournament, 8 by 6in., 2 b&w press photographs captioned and backstamped for the 1921 Cup, the first showing a police escort as the trophy is taken from Hurlingham Club to Buckingham Palace where it would be presented by HM The King to the American polo team; the other a studio photograph of the Westchester Cup trophy; the third photo depicts Robert E. Strawbridge Chairman of the US Polo Association turning the cup over the ship captain Wm. B. Oakley in 1936; the fourth a modern colour studio shot of the trophy