ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY INTEREST: A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER TROPHY CUP AND COVER, by Daniel & John Wellby, London 1896, the cover by John & William F Deakin, Sheffield 1897, the high cover with horse finial, the partially reeded body with leaf-capped reeded handles, engraved with crest of Talbot dog crest and motto 'Fortis Cadit Sed Non Cedit', presentation inscription to Samuel Richard Carter, 1st District Inspector, Royal Irish Constabulary, Ballymena, 1897, on an ebonised plinth. 38.5cm high exc. plinth, 46cm high overall, 41.1 troy ounces Note: Royal Irish Constabulary was the police force in Ireland from 1822 to 1922 when all of the country was part of the United Kingdom. The RIC was under the authority of the British administration in Ireland and was a quasi-military police force. In consequence of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and partition of Ireland, the RIC was disbanded in 1922 and replaced by the An Garda Siochana in the Irish State and the Royal Ulster Constabulary in Northern Ireland. View 360 degree spin: https://sarlydro.sirv.com/Spins/A%20May%205th%2022/x07/x07.spin