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Historic Rowing Oar, Henley Royal Regatta, 1898

Price:$3,916.61

$4,637.41List Price

About the Item

Antique Rowing Oar, 1898 New College Oxford, Henley Royal Regatta. The full-length oar is an original traditional presentation rowing oar with gilt calligraphy and college insignias. It belonged to Robert Octavius Pitman who rowed whilst at New College Oxford, he also rowed for Eton and Leander Rowing Club. He was in the Oxford Eight that won the 55th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race of 1898. Robert was a member of the Pitman family who were partners in the legal firm of J F Anderson of 42 Castle Street Edinburgh. The rowing blade is made by Ayling Sons, Vauxhall, London, it is a beautiful oar and in original condition. The calligraphy denotes the crew's names and weights with the crests of New College and Oxford. The blade reads:- Henley Royal Regatta, 1898 New * College * Oxford Winners of the Visitors Challenge Cup Bow Steered R.O. Pitman 10st.12lbs. 2. C.E. Johnston 12.9. 3. H. Thorpe 12st.9lbs. Str. H.B.M. Coutts 11.3. Record Time 7m 37sc The two images of rowing photographs are of R.O. Pitman, one is the Eton 'Grand Challenge Cup Winners, 1895' taken from the 'Fifty Years Of Sport, Eton, Harrow And Winchester' book and the second is the '1898 Oxford Eight' taken from the 'Fifty Years Of Sport, Oxford And Cambridge' book. Henley Royal Regatta is an annual rowing event in Oxfordshire held on the River Thames. It is held over the first week in July and lasts for 5 days. The races are head-to-head knock-out competitions attracting local, national, and international teams and one particular challenge is the 'Thames Challenge Cup', a rowing event for men's eights. As the oar is full length (12 feet) shipping can be quite expensive. We have come up with an ingenious way to cut the oar so as to make shipping cheaper, the oar can then be easily reassembled. One of the images shows different images of an oar that has been cut down. It is cut by the leather sleeve so the joint is less visible or obvious. The oar can then be bolted together to make the oar one solid piece. Please do enquire about the different shipping options. THE SHIPPING QUOTE GIVEN IS FOR THE CUT DOWN OAR Dimensions: Height 377 cm / 148 1⁄2" Width 14.5 cm / 5 3⁄4" Depth 9 cm / 3 " Period 1850-1899 Year 1898 Medium Pine Country England Provenance Robert Octavius Pitman W.S. was a member of the Pitman family who were partners in the legal firm of J F Anderson of 42 Castle Street Edinburgh, later amalgamated into Anderson Strathern. After his rowing career for New College Oxford and Leander Rowing Club he settled at The Corner House, Gullane, with his wife Beatrice (née Sanderson). Robert was also part of the eight that won the 55th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race of 1898 and the Leander Eight that won the Grand Challenge Cup, Henley in 1899. Hence by decent to his son and now to the present owner. Condition Oar in good original condition. It does have a glued crack along top of blade (see images).

Dimensions:
Height: 148.5 in (377.19 cm)Width: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Pine
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1880-1889
Date of Manufacture:
1898
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Oar in good original condition. It does have a glued crack along top of blade (see images).
Seller Location:
Oxfordshire, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 297321stDibs: LU975736482282

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