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An Indian silver-coloured two-handled trophy punch bowl Apparently unmarked, engraved MANUFACTURED BY T LUTCHMIAH CHETTY & SONS COMMERCIAL STREET BANGALORE, SILVER to base, circa 1928 Compressed circular form with leaf-capped double scroll handles, the rim applied with acanthus leaf and scroll embellishments below panels chased with scroll foliate, the lower body engraved with presentation inscription to either side above a band of chased acanthus leaves, the stem with anthemion leaf flange and terminating in a stepped-circular base with scrolling-vine band. With an associated photograph of the winning horse. 31cm (12 1/4in) high, 30.5cm (12in) diameter, 2333gms (75oz) (2) The present lot was presented in 1928, as the Royal Calcutta Turf Club Cup won by 'Birkenhead'.The Royal Calcutta Turf Club (RCTC), founded in 1847 in Calcutta (now Kolkata), was the premier horse racing organisation in India during the British Raj. During its most influential period it was the governing body for almost all courses in the sub-continent and played an important role in helping to define and apply the rules that governed the sport. A testimony to the importance of the RCTC was that the races it organised, each opened by the Viceroy of India, were among the most important social events of the calendar year. During the 1930s, the Calcutta Derby Sweeps, organised by the club, was the largest sweepstake in the world. Still in existence today, the private club operates the Kolkata Race Course.