South African & International Art, Decorative Arts, Jewellery and Books
Online-Only Auction, 13 - 27 July 2015
Silver
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About this Item
A Victorian silver-plate-mounted glass claret jug
cylindrical, with bulbous body and star-cut base, the mount embossed and chased with two masks of Bacchus surrounded by fruiting vines, leaf-capped handle, the hinged cover similarly decorated, surmounted by a rampant lion supporting a vacant shield, 27cm high; and a 20th century example, tapering cylindrical, the cut-glass body with star-cut base, 26cm high