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Auction: 26063 - Where History Meets Passion - SPINK x BUDDS Live Auction
Lot: 60

Silver model of a greyhound presented by the National Coursing Club in 1932, hallmarked William Hutton & Sons Ltd., Sheffield, mounted on an ebonised base set with a silver plaque inscribed TO HORACE A. GROOM ESQ., AN APPRECIATION AND TOKEN OF REGARD AND ESTEEM FROM THE MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF AT THE NATIONAL COURSING CLUB OFFICES, S.H. DALTON. T.H. BALL, L.C. MAKIN, T.S. SPEARING, JUNE 1932, height 11cm. Horace A. Groom held the position of Keeper of the Greyhound Stud Book during the early 20th century. The trophy came into the possession of one of his successors Olive Turner, Keeper of the Greyhound Stud Book for several years.

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Estimate
£400 to £600

Starting price
£320