A Victorian silver hunting flask
by William Sumners, London 1875
Of tapering cylindrical form, the hinged bayonet engraved with monogram, the base with detachable beaker with reeded rim and engraved with a crest, gilt interior, height 27.5cm; together with a similar example, by Thomas Johnson, London 1863 with replaced lid, 1877, the removable beaker and bulbous lid engraved with a 'C' below a stylised coronet the beaker also engraved to the underneath, 'From H. Glyn 1878', height 26cm, weight total 17.5oz.
Of tapering cylindrical form, the hinged bayonet engraved with monogram, the base with detachable beaker with reeded rim and engraved with a crest, gilt interior, height 27.5cm; together with a similar example, by Thomas Johnson, London 1863 with replaced lid, 1877, the removable beaker and bulbous lid engraved with a 'C' below a stylised coronet the beaker also engraved to the underneath, 'From H. Glyn 1878', height 26cm, weight total 17.5oz.
Sold for
£1,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- The crest and motto of LITTLE of Llanvair Grange, Monmouthshire.
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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