Silver Gilt Mounted Engraved Glass Claret Jug George Fox London 1866

Description

Heading : Silver gilt mounted engraved glass claret jug George Fox London 1866
Date : Hallmarked 1866 for George Fox
Period : Victoria
Origin : Sheffield England
Colour : Clear
Stopper : Silver lid
Neck: Gothic revival silver gilt mount
Body : Flat ovoid engraved with a butterfly among foliage. The engraver was most probably Joseph Keller
Base : Oval. silver mounted
Glass Type : Lead.
Size :    29.5cm to top of stopper
Condition : 1 cm hairline split in silver handle at the junction of the side and underside in the angle. One small patch of water residue internally
Restoration : None
Weight : 786 grams gross

References. Christie’s sold a pair of almost identical claret jugs by the same maker. same date and with the same decoration for $20.000 in New York on 22nd October 2009