An Omar Ramsden silver presentation charger for the Britannic House Rifle Club, Rifle and Revolver Section, the well with chased inscription, and etched teams from 1928-1935, the rim with radiating gadroons and further inscription I was wrought as a challenge trophy for the Annual inter-Departmental Team competition of the Britannic House Club Rifle and Revolver Section by command of the Vice Presidents of the Section, 1928, stamped marks, London 1927, Omar Ramsden Me Fecit, 37.5cm. diam. 37.8oz (weight)
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Omar Ramsden Silver from the David and Vivian Campbell Collection, Christie's King Street, 20th April 2005, lot 62 for a comparable form.
Ramsden referred to the shape as a Catherine Wheel fruit dish or bowl and the form is based on Renaissance rosewater or sideboard dishes of the 14th and 15th centuries. Ramsden probably would have seen the early examples at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London on his visits. The 1934 Britannic House Rifle Club team - which consisted of R E Allen, S L Burgin, E A Day, H J White, K Clark and A Guthrie, set a perfect record of 600 out of 600 in the London Small Bore Rifle Competition.