£140
GOLFING INTEREST. A GEORGE V SILVER FRUIT DISH, WITH SAW-PIERCED PALMETTE BORDER AND SHAPED RIM, 25CM DIAM, BY WALKER & HALL LTD., SHEFFIELD 1923, 11OZS 9DWTS
PROVENANCE: A GOLF PRIZE AWARDED TO SIDNEY ROPER, A NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COAL MINER WHO HAD THE DISTINCTION OF PLAYING BOBBY JONES IN THE BRITISH AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP AT ST. ANDREWS IN JUNE 1930. ROPER, DESCRIBED AS 'UNFLAPPABLE', PLAYED BRILLIANTLY, HOLING A SUCCESSION OF FOURS BUT ULTIMATELY LOST TO JONES
Minor polish scratches, marks slightly rubbed, no damage observed on piercing, no engraving or erasure
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