THE TROPHY COLLECTOR

This 1.5mm micro sculpture world cup, made from a speck of gold, is surely the smallest replica trophy in the world. Willard Wigan, 44, spent three weeks working on the 1.5mm bit of 24 carat gold, using a tiny diamond chisel to cut it into the shape of the famous trophy. The result is a stunning work of art so small it can stand on the end of a nail and a microscope is needed to see it in full detail. Previous Willard Wigan micro sculptures have sold for £100,000, but some ha

I came across this article from last week on golfweek.com - $140,000 asking price for this scaled up replica of the Masters Trophy, which is currently being sold by a private collector. I love replica trophies, but I can think of a thousand things to do with $140k before I'd spend it on a trophy! One for the millionaire collectors of the world. http://www.golfweek.com/news/2011/jan/12/now-sale-masters-trophy-replica/ Masters Golf Replica Trophy

Came across an old article (Sept 2009) in the Daily Mail during my recent online travels. It's based on a Sky Sports interview with Chelsea's John Terry at his home, mainly Terry still crying about his penalty miss in Moscow. More interestingly it's quite a private museum Terry has got there, which includes replicas of the FA Premier League, FA Cup and Carling Cup trophies, and of course the medals he's won. I wonder where he sourced them?! If they're official replicas, which

I recently acquired another FIFA World Cup trophy for my own collection. I imported this rare one from Germany, made by fussballgong. It's probably the best replica of the lot so far. Genuinely full 1:1 size (unlike others which are slightly short of full size) it's a cracking replica. The only draw back is that it has to be handled with kid gloves as it's made from a type of gypsum, meaning it will chip, crack or mark very easily. One for the glass cabinet! I will add a full