Lot 154
  • 154

A VICTORIAN SILVER VASE, ELKINGTON & CO, BIRMINGHAM, 1853, the design attributed to Pierre-Emile Jeannest

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • silver
  • 50cm, 19 ¾ in high
the silver electrotype foot , body and handles profusely decorated with Celtic / Alhambresque panels and masks, the body further enriched on either side with groups of figures representing Justice and Truth above Latin inscriptions in gothic script

Condition

Very heavy (remarkably so considering that the cup is chiefly made by the electrotype process) and in overall good condition (with the exception that the disc surmounting one of the handles is detached). Marks good.
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