As the Academy Awards committee has declared its nominations for this year’s “best of” I thought it would be fun to take a look at trophies as a decorative accessory…this isn’t too much of a stretch, is it?

Trophies were few and far between in my youth.  I was on my high school swim team but at my public school awards consisted of paper certificates or ribbons over an actual trophy.  I don’t remember any of my friends having lots of trophies so I’m surmising that in my region of Southern California they were not readily handed out.

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The trophy on the left (above) was the first trophy I purchased.  A close up…

It wasn’t until I was married that, while antique shopping, a vintage trophy caught my eye.  I believe it was planted with blooming paper whites, which is undoubtedly what attracted me.  I brought it home and didn’t buy another trophy until I found a little pewter dog show award on eBay (below).

Above and below is the pewter dog-award cup I found on eBay.

Today I have a few trophies that I’ve collected along the way and continue to admire some of the displays I’ve found on the internet.  I lean toward the vintage silver toned beauties, but it’s the odd “Gala Award” or the small silver tray-award I bought while visiting Cambridge given by “RMAS Athletics Team” that steal my heart.

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{Lori Miller Vintage Design via Pinterest)

The above trophy is my latest find, the little plaque on the base says,”The Old Bucket of Blood, Virginia City, 1876″

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First, do you have any vintage/antique trophies?  Second, which movie gets your vote as “Best Picture”?