December 2012 Auction Ends Tuesday, December 18th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/18/2012
Stunning WWI artifact, this engraved British Boxing Trophy is from the personal collection of Malcolm S. Forbes. Presented in France in 1919 by the British Expeditionary Force to the First Battalion Royal Fusiliers as winners of the 17th Infantry Brigade Boxing Competition held at Baisieux, France. Polished and engraved with an inscription commemorating the win, the trophy is also engraved with the date 18 January 1919, just eleven months before the Armistice that ended The Great War. 9.5'' tall. Fine.
1919 Boxing Trophy for the British Expeditionary Force -- Stunning Artifact of Brave WWI Troops Stationed in France
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