Beautiful sterling silver cigar box trophy from the MiddleBurg Hunt Race Association. Awarded to the 1944 winner, Sea Fight, it has an opening top with six wood compartments inside. It is inscribed on the top "Middleburg Hunt Race Assn Inc., April 8th, 1944, The Panther Skin, Won by Sea Fight, Emmet Roberts Up." Stamped "Sterling" underneath. Originally sold in the 2008 Christie's Important American Silver sale featuring the estate of Hall of Fame horse racing owner and trainer Hirsch Jacobs.

Sourcing straight from the private collection of a world-renowned thoroughbred breeder comes a wonderful offering of nearly 40 horse racing trophies that Lelands is honored to feature in the 2019 Fall Classic. Originally purchased from the 2008 Christie’s Silver Auction, these trophies source from the estate of Ethel and Hirsch Jacobs. We have devoted an entire category to this collection in which collectors will have many chances to own some of the earliest horse racing trophies to be offered publicly. Most of the trophies span back to 1950s-60s and include Hall of Fame horses such as Stymie, Searching and Affectionately.