Lot 8
Victorian Silver Parcel-Gilt Covered Jug, Henry Bourne, Birmingham, 1875
Lot 8 Details
Victorian Silver Parcel-Gilt Covered Jug, Henry Bourne, Birmingham, 1875
in the manner of Edward Farrell, the tapering sides cast and chased with an encircling Teniers style scene of figures outside of a tavern between foliate borders, with wolf’s head spout, sleeping drunkard finial and handle formed as a dancing couple, contained in a fitted case
height 9.2" — 23.3 cm.
29.4 oz. — 913 grams
Estimate $1,000-$1,500
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CONDITION DETAILS
Minor dents under base - possible assay mark; two minor repairs to repoussé decoration; traces of gilding only on the cover, interior and under the base; well marked on the base rim, under the base, on the cover and finial; fitted retailers’ case marked for James Muirhead & Sons, Glasgow