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Lot 834Ф,Y

A monumental Victorian silver covered tankard jug
Augustus George Piesse, London 1862

15 – 16 February 2022, 10:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£5,000 - £6,000

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A monumental Victorian silver covered tankard jug

Augustus George Piesse, London 1862
Of baluster form, the hinged domed cover with open scroll thumbpiece, opening to reveal a cavernous gilt interior, to the exterior a double-scroll handle with heart terminal and ivory insulators, to the opposite side a flared spout with an embossed classical bearded male visage to its base, the whole elaborately chased and embossed with flowers, foliage and 'C' scrolls in both high and low relief, with a domed spreading circular base, height 40cm, diameter 18cm, weight 86oz.

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Please note that from 19 January 2022, items containing ivory cannot be imported into the EU. The import of ivory into the USA is already prohibited.

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