A Victorian silver claret jug
by Frederick Elkington, London 1878
Oval bellied form with hinge cover and fruiting bud finial, the spout formed as a mask and applied to a reeded neck, the body engraved with a crest, with loop handle and ivory insulators, raised on a raised circular foot, height 23.5cm, weight 23oz.
Oval bellied form with hinge cover and fruiting bud finial, the spout formed as a mask and applied to a reeded neck, the body engraved with a crest, with loop handle and ivory insulators, raised on a raised circular foot, height 23.5cm, weight 23oz.
Sold for
£1,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- This crest and motto is recorded for WILK and WILKES including the politician John Wilkes (1727-97).
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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