STYLE: Silver, Gold Boxes and Ceramics
STYLE: Silver, Gold Boxes and Ceramics
A silver mounted walrus claret jug, Alexander Crichton, London, 1882
Lot Closed
November 13, 03:09 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A silver mounted walrus claret jug
Alexander Crichton, London
1882
with realistically tooled hinged head, glass eyes and tusks simulating ivory, later glass body with pelt-like texture, flippers, bifurcated tail and plain handle, marked on neck mount and head
41cm, 16in long
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