Lot 1338
  • 1338

An Edwardian silver jug, George Fox, London, 1904

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

  • Britannia standard, marked on body below rim near handle and inside cover
  • silver
  • height 9 5/8 in.
  • 24.5 cm
in Queen Anne style, the spot-hammered surface applied with strapwork at lower body and on cover below finial, engraved with presentation inscription inside cover

Condition

a few minor dings throughout, otherwise good
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Catalogue Note

The inscription reads "Presented to Archbold Blenkinsop, Esq., by the Directors of John Brown & Company Limited and Dalton Main Collieries Limited, as a token of their high esteem and warm regard for a colleague who has served the respective Companies with credit and distinction during a period of 35 years."