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Goelet Cup
Company ledgers classify this yachting trophy as a "Greek Vase," and its form closely relates to that of Moore’s Greek neck-amphora, displayed behind you. Appropriately for a yachting prize, dolphins and seaweed adorn the vase, and the central decoration—a windblown female figure driving seahorses emerging from the ocean—likely depicts one of the Aurae, the personifications of breezes in Greek mythology. Tiffany created magnificent trophies, using them as opportunities to showcase the creativity and talent of its designers and craftspeople. An article describing the firm’s prizes for the 1893 season declared, "While it is true that yacht designing has made marvellous strides, it is also undeniable that the silversmith has fully kept pace with the great development."
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