PAIR OF EARLY VICTORIAN SILVER WINE COOLERS, John Mortimer & John Samuel Hunt, London, 1840

vase form with knuckled corners, scroll and foliate supoorts, engraved on both sides with contemporary coats of arms, the handles formed as fully modeled lions rampant on rococo scroll supports, linked by collars of grapevine, detachable silver liners

The arms are those of Fairlie, of Bruntsfield, Scotland

one with slight dent at the arms, otherwise good condition, boldly modeled and heavy weight
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