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MAKER'S MARK JS, DUBLIN, 1861; ALSO STRUCK WITH RETAILER'S MARK OF WEST & SON
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An Irish silver wine jug
Maker's mark JS, Dublin, 1861; also struck with retailer's mark of West & Son
The baluster-shaped jug on circular domed foot embossed with flowerheads and fish skin, the body embossed with scrolls, flowers, foliate, two cartouches, and several applied fantasy figures, the long neck engraved and embossed with foliage, helmet-shaped spout with hinged cover with flower finial, scroll handle with bone insulators
35.8cm. high
marked on neck and base
1288gr.
Maker's mark JS, Dublin, 1861; also struck with retailer's mark of West & Son
The baluster-shaped jug on circular domed foot embossed with flowerheads and fish skin, the body embossed with scrolls, flowers, foliate, two cartouches, and several applied fantasy figures, the long neck engraved and embossed with foliage, helmet-shaped spout with hinged cover with flower finial, scroll handle with bone insulators
35.8cm. high
marked on neck and base
1288gr.
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20.825% of the hammer price for lots with values up to NLG 200,000. If the hammer price exceeds the NLG 200,000 then the premium is calculated at 20.825% of the first NLG 200,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of NLG 200,000.