A Doncaster Race Cup

Baron Carlo Marochetti (1805 - 1868/67)

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery

1853

Cup in the form of a centrepiece showing the captive King John of France entering London on May 1357, escorted by the Black Prince to whom he had fallen captive at the Battle of Poitiers. It was won by Lord Rothschild's horse Hungerford. Designed by Marochetti, made by Hancock.

• Artists Include:
• C F Hancock of London

• Medium: silver
• Dimensions: 44 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1000 ( Total: £6,500)
• ArtFunded in: 1978
• Vendor: Koopman

Provenance

Baron Meyer de Rothschild; by descent to the 6th Earl of Rosebery; sold at Sotheby's Mentmore sale, May 1977.

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