Summer Premier Auction 2014
Wed, Aug 6, 2014 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Aug 24, 2014 11:00AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 195
1903 KOREA SIBERIA CUP (STERLING SILVER) PRESENTED BY PACIFIC MAIL STEAM SHIP COMPANY FOR FASTEST MILE (:56) AT AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF CALIF. MEET - WON B
Sold for
$4,339.20
Sold Price includes BP
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In November of 1903 automobile racing pioneer Barney Oldfield won the prestigious Korea Siberia Cup for turning in the fastest mile recorded (:56) during the Automobile Club of California Race at Ingleside Park in San Francisco. The sterling silver trophy is a large (17 tall x 11.5 wide) Art Nouveau style urn shape with three ornate handles ?handles cast and applied are of a rococo style?. Flowers ?orchids? that surround the urn are also cast and applied. The image of the Korea Siberia Steam Ship is also engraved on one side of the trophy. Base is also decorated with Art Nouveau style. The date of the event is engraved on another side of the trophy Nov. 6th - 7th 1903 - while the winners name and winning time adorns another: Won By Barney Oldfield Time 56 Seconds.
Includes Letter of Provenance from the Helms Athletic Foundation/LA84 Collection.
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