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A pair of Victorian silver-gilt claret-jugs
Mark of John Hunt and Robert Roskell, London, 1871
Each baluster shaped, on rising domed foot, deeply repoussé and chased with a garland of grapevines on a textured ground, the body with a classical frieze with scroll fruiting vines on each side and with a band of roundels beneath, the bifurcated vine handle applied with grapes and with Leda mask and swan terminal, the shaped rim and spout similarly applied with vines, the collar chased with vines and engraved with the cypher V surmounted by a Royal crown with inscription below, the detachable cork with silver-gilt mounts applied with a bunch of grapes finial, marked on collar and cork mount, also stamped HUNT & ROSKELL and with pattern number under base
14¾in. (37.5cm.) high
101oz. (3,158gr.) without mounted corks
The inscription reads, THE GIFT OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. COWES REGATTA, 1886. (2)