A Victorian silver-gilt "Sacred to Bacchus" ewer, John Aldwinckle & Thomas Slater, London, 1884

the foot chased with acanthus below matted fluting, with gadrooned lower body and running laurel midband, applied with grapevine swags hung from a ram's mask below spout, with a fully-modeled satyr straddling the neck and gripping the ram's horns, openwork scroll handle

body with a few minor creases and dings, gilding rubbed at high spots, otherwise good condition and nice heavy weight
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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This model originated in a pair of plaster vases, one decorated with a triton and one with a satyr, symbolizing water and wine, exhibited at the Académie de Saint-Luc in Paris in 1774 by Sigisbert-François Michel (1728-1811), nephew of Claude Michel Clodion. The forms were supplied by John Flaxman Sr. to Wedgwood factory in 1775, where they were popularized after first being produced in black basalt.