This trophy was an exceptionally difficult project. The cup and lid were present, but it was obvious that the intermediate section of the stem was missing.
The lower section of the foot had been crudely lead soldered to the cup.
Research for photographs or pictures of the trophy in order to determine the dimensions of the intermediate section turned out to be fruitless. There are NO images of the trophy extant !
Luckily I had done research on another John Townsend article, The Machtenburg Cup, and was consequently able to decide successfully the shape and size of the missing intermediate section, and to make and fit it
This trophy the J.J.Marais trophy was sold on auction on 17 March 2014 at Strauss & Co for R250.096 - a record price for Cape Silver at that time.
This trophy was an exceptionally difficult project. The cup and lid were present, but it was obvious that the intermediate section of the stem was missing.
The lower section of the foot had been crudely lead soldered to the cup.
Research for photographs or pictures of the trophy in order to determine the dimensions of the intermediate section turned out to be fruitless. There are NO images of the trophy extant !
Luckily I had done research on another John Townsend article, The Machtenburg Cup, and was consequently able to decide successfully the shape and size of the missing intermediate section, and to make and fit it
This trophy the J.J.Marais trophy was sold on auction on 17 March 2014 at Strauss & Co for R250.096 - a record price for Cape Silver at that time.
