MARK OF FREDERICK ELKINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, 1876
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A VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER EWER OF CLASSICAL INSPIRATION
MARK OF FREDERICK ELKINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, 1876
Tapering cylindrical, the sides decorated with panels of dancing fauns, accompanied by Bacchus and Ariadne, and centred by an oval cartouche engraved with presentation inscription: University of Edinburgh Cameron Prize for Practical Therapeutics awarded to Paul Bert 1878 the waisted, fluted neck decorated with ribbon-tied garlands of fruiting vines, the bifurcated handle terminating in a lotus flower, hinged cover with rose finial
13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm.) high
39.5 oz. (1,225 gr.)
MARK OF FREDERICK ELKINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, 1876
Tapering cylindrical, the sides decorated with panels of dancing fauns, accompanied by Bacchus and Ariadne, and centred by an oval cartouche engraved with presentation inscription: University of Edinburgh Cameron Prize for Practical Therapeutics awarded to Paul Bert 1878 the waisted, fluted neck decorated with ribbon-tied garlands of fruiting vines, the bifurcated handle terminating in a lotus flower, hinged cover with rose finial
13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm.) high
39.5 oz. (1,225 gr.)
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