A Victorian silver presentation cup, Guernsey interest, inscribed 'This Cup was given by Her Majesty Queen Victoria to the Guernsey Races, 1886', Dobson & Sons, London, 1885, signed Dobson Piccadilly, numbered 496, height 21.5cm, gross weight 36.02ozt. With maker's wooden plinth, total height 28cm.

By descent to our current vendors. Queen Victoria attended many of the Guernsey races, for information on the 1888 race cup also gifted by Her Majesty, see here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/slBEPjabRPa7POo-2nISVg