THE NEWTON CUP A GEORGE III GOLD CUP
MARK OF PETER AND WILLIAM BATEMAN, LONDON, 1806
THE NEWTON CUP A GEORGE III GOLD CUP MARK OF PETER AND WILLIAM BATEMAN, LONDON, 1806 Tapering cylindrical on spreading reeded foot, with two angular scroll handles, the rim with a band of scrolls and flowers on a matted ground, engraved on one side with an inscription and on the other with a coat-of-arms with another in pretence, marked underneath, the base further engraved 'G. Crossley Manchester Fecit' 6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high 15 oz. (464 gr.) The inscription reads ' Newton Races 1807' . The arms are those of Legh of Lyme, Lords of Manor of Newton-le-Willows. At the time the arms were engraved, the Legh estates were held in trust for Thomas Legh (1792-1867), the natural son of Colonel Legh (1753-1797).
THE NEWTON CUP A GEORGE III GOLD CUP
MARK OF PETER AND WILLIAM BATEMAN, LONDON, 1806
THE NEWTON CUP A GEORGE III GOLD CUP MARK OF PETER AND WILLIAM BATEMAN, LONDON, 1806 Tapering cylindrical on spreading reeded foot, with two angular scroll handles, the rim with a band of scrolls and flowers on a matted ground, engraved on one side with an inscription and on the other with a coat-of-arms with another in pretence, marked underneath, the base further engraved 'G. Crossley Manchester Fecit' 6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high 15 oz. (464 gr.) The inscription reads ' Newton Races 1807' . The arms are those of Legh of Lyme, Lords of Manor of Newton-le-Willows. At the time the arms were engraved, the Legh estates were held in trust for Thomas Legh (1792-1867), the natural son of Colonel Legh (1753-1797).
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