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Trophy Lamp

Filed under: Decor

For city-dwellers who may be following the trend, the Trophy Lamp is another way to get some animal imagery into your home without the head of an actual animal. The limited edition light fixture is made from resin, hand-molded into the likeness of a proud deer. It is lit from behind via fluorescent tubes that are embedded in the sculpture. The lamp is $3,950 and not only do you gain an extra light fixture, but you avoid the potential pitfalls (bug infestation, for example) associated with using a real head in your decorating.

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Kentucky Derby Gold Cup

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Events

The Kentucky Derby Gold Cup is the only solid gold trophy still awarded in American sports and has been an annual tradition since the running of the 1924 Derby, when the standard design of the cup was first commissioned.

The Gold Cup is made of 14-karat gold, with an 18-karat gold horseshoe adorning the side and a 14-karat gold horse and jockey topping it. The total weight of the 22-inch high cup is almost 60-ounces, not including the heavy jade base on which it rests. With the exception of the horse and rider that top it, which were cast using a lost wax process, this year's trophy was entirely handmade by New England Sterling of Attleboro, Massachusetts. New England Sterling has been producing the trophies since 1975, maintaining the high standard of quality that has been required for the more than 80 years of the presentation of the trophy. The trophies always remain blank until after the race has been run, when they are engraved with details such as the date and the name of the winning horse.

The current value of the 2004 trophy is listed at $90,000, though the significance of the one-of-a kind trophy makes it priceless.

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