Colonial South Australian Silver Goblet: Adelaide German Rifle Club Prize
A Colonial South Australian silver goblet by Charles Edward Firnhaber, Adelaide, first half 1860s, maker's mark Cef with leopard's head and lion marks, the flaring bowl with everted rim and lobed base on an inverted baluster stem and lobed spreading foot, the body engraved with an inscription recording the presentation of the cup as a gift from Dr C.J.F. Mayer and Adelaide Germans to H. Linde as the 1865-1866 'Kingship' prize of the Adelaide German rifle club, 7.48 in. high, 215g. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Herman and Inge Thumm
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- Everted - An everted rim is an outwardly turning or flaring outwards rim, as seen the rims on jugs, vases, bowls and dishes.
- Engraving - The method of decorating or creating inscriptions on silver and other metal objects by marking the surface with a sharp instrument such as a diamond point or rotating cutting wheel.
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