Glass and Sterling Silver Mounted Claret Jug - Antique Victorian (1896)

Description

This exceptional antique Victorian cut glass and sterling silver mounted claret jug has a tapering cylindrical bulbous form.

The cylindrical portion of the glass body is fitted with the original hallmarked sterling silver mount fitted with a hinged cover.

The hallmarked hinged domed cover is encircled with embossed fluted decoration in a swirl design, encirling a bead decorated border to the centre.

The cover is surmounted with an impressive sterling silver ovoid shaped finial ornamented with foliate ornamentation.

This Victorian claret jug has an elongated shaped handle with a plain scrolling thumbpiece in addition to leaf designs to the upper portion and collars to the handpiece; this handle terminates and conjoins with the lower mount.

The body of this exceptional jug is ornamented with cut glass hobnail decoration, in addition to a star cut motif to the underside.

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