LOT 81

A BARC Brooklands 'Easter Private Competitors Handicap' 1st Prize sterling silver trophy, awarded 1911,

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Lot 81

A BARC Brooklands 'Easter Private Competitors Handicap' 1st Prize sterling silver trophy, awarded 1911,

The Golden Age of Motoring Sale|31 October 2025, 12:00 GMT|London, New Bond Street

A BARC Brooklands 'Easter Private Competitors Handicap' 1st Prize sterling silver trophy, awarded 1911,

sterling silver trophy by William Comyn & Sons, hallmarked London 1910, with ornate decoration and lid, the face inscribed with race details '1st Prize - The Easter Private Competitors Handicap - 17th April 1911', the reverse with BARC Brooklands crest, measuring 27.5cm high, weight approximately 1119gms, soft dent in one place, later re-presented from 1984 as the AGM Casper MacDonald Hall Trophy and with later ebonised base with silver panels, one engraved with details of two recipients in 1984 and 1988 for victories in Invicta 4½ Litre cars, standing 33.5cm overall, offered together with a 1981-1987 'AGM' small metal plaque in presentation case.
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Footnotes

According to records, this trophy was originally awarded in 1911 for victory at the Easter Private Competitors event, to Mr S. Gore-Brown in a Lancia entered by Mrs C. Prioleau, beating Malcolm Campbell's Darracq and Mr C.A. Bird's Napier, into 2nd and 3rd places respectively.

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