Venus Rosewater Dish/Wimbledon ladies trophy.

 

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Item 2412

An electrotype rose water dish. This is an copy of an electrotype by Caspar Enderlein from a pewter original in the Louvre Paris.

Named the Venus Rosewater Dish , a silver gilt copy of which is has been awarded as the Wimbledon ladies trophy since 1887.This electrotype actually pre dates the Wimbledon trophy as it was made in 1880

The full history of this dish can be found here:     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Rosewater_Dish

Measures 45cm in diameter and sits 3/4cm deep.

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