Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction - March 2007
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/27/2007
When Lord Stanley asked a former aide back in England to go about selecting a suitable trophy that he had decided to donate for competition in Canada, Captain Charles Colville visited G.R. Collis & Co. at 130 Regent Street in London and selected the famous punch bowl that quickly became hockey’s most coveted trophy. Four scarce silver- plated pieces made by the same company are offered here and include a 9 1/2” plate and a butter dish bottom stamped “Collis & Co.”, along with the address, while a handled sugar bowl or candy dish without cover and a bottomless cup-like affair to hold a hot drink (without the glass insert), also feature the name of the company which ceased business around the turn of the 20th century. The Stanley Cup returned to England for the first time in April of 2006 and a plaque was unveiled at the site of the former silversmith, explaining that it was there that the original Stanley Cup had been purchased!
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