A modern reproduction of the 'Lanark Silver Bell'
£550
Auction: 13 March 2013 at 10:00 GMT
Description
Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh 1975, the conventionally shaped bell with closed base, with cast foliate decorative suspender and loop suspension, the body engraved with coat of arms of Lanark and to reverse 'Replica of Lanark Silver Bell, won by', the whole suspended from an open work frame with curved supports with trefoil terminals, on a spreading circular base
Dimensions
21.5cm high, 24oz
Footnote
Notes; the original Lanark bell was originally run for circa 1608 - 1611 and was made in Edinburgh by Hugh Lindsay. It now forms part of the rare early survival of Scottish sporting prizes and is the earliest Scottish horse racing trophy known. it now sits on a stand which supports around its rim medals dating from 1628 - 1977.