The Kent Collection of claret jugs
A Victorian silver-gilt-mounted glass claret jug, Heath & Middleton for Hukin & Heath, London, 1890
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November 8, 01:42 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Victorian silver-gilt-mounted glass claret jug
Heath & Middleton for Hukin & Heath, London, 1890, further struck with post-1901 Swedish import marks
the paneled red glass body by Stevens & Williams after a design by John Orchard, the mount chased with flowers,
height 27.5cm., 10 3/4in.
John Vernon Orchard, the son of Joseph Orchard, a Stourbridge-born glass cutter, and his wife, Sarah, was born in Birmingham on 12 October 1853. His name first appears in the Stevens & Williams design books on 30 October 1883 and he became chief designer for the company shortly afterwards. By 1911 he was working for Corbett & Co.: ‘ROCK CRYSTAL ENGRAVERS. - Several good Men Wanted; constant employment; good wages. - Apply with confidence to John Orchard, c/o Corbett and Co., Royal Castle Glass Works, Tutbury, Staffs.’ (County Express, Stourbridge, Saturday, 11 March 1911, p. 4d) He died in April 1921.