1915 World War One Trophy
I recently bought a foreclosed storage unitnthat was owned by an antique collector. This trophy was one of many items in there. This was a trophy given to 2 Captains in the British Indian Army stationed, in Kohat, for winning a golf tournament. Both were ultimately dispatched to Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). 1 of the 2 Captains was just promoted prior to the golf tournament and died in battle just months later. The other captain, an elite cricket player, had a long and very well decorated 36 year career, retiring as Colonel. He won a medal for commanding his troops for 5 hours and holding the line while wounded. He was also mentioned in several other campaign notes. I can't tell exactly who made the trophy but it does appear to be 1914 brittish sterling.
2 inches tall
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Hi Joel,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
I also can't read the marks to identify a maker but it's likely this were made within a year or so of the inscriptions. There is some historical value to these but likely it rests primarily with collectors of golf and cricket memorabilia and, to maximize its value if you want to sell it, should be sold in a British sporting memorabilia auction.
Most small trophies of these have fairly nominal value - typically around the melt-weight of the silver, which is currently fairly high ($3.05 a gram/$1,382.55 a pound as of January 23, 2026). As this weighs 22 grams, that translates to a melt value of about $67.
Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia
