On an oval base chased with rocks and applied with a shield engraved with monogram FA under a coronet, further engraved with a presentation inscription around the base rim, the stem formed as a leaping stag, the circular cup chased with large lobes above a disk of antler, the conforming cover with leafy flower finial, marked on base rim, further stamped ELIMEYER DRESDEN, and with import marks on the base rim and flange of cover for Berthold Muller & son, London, 1911
16 in. (40.6 cm.) high
40 oz. 18 dwt. (1,272 gr.) gross weight

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The presentation inscription on the base reads:
EHRENPREIS SR. MAJESTÄT DES KÖNIGS.
Für den besten auf freier Wildbahn im Königreich Sachsen erlegten Hirsch.
Geweih-Ausstellung Dresden 1914

HONOR PRIZE SR. MAJESTY OF THE KING.
For the best deer shot in the wild in the Kingdom of Saxony.
Antler exhibition Dresden 1914