DUBLIN, 1856, MAKER'S MARK RS

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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER CLARET-JUGS
DUBLIN, 1856, MAKER'S MARK RS
Of Ascos form, on moulded rim foot, the matted body applied with bifurcated scrolls and fruiting vine handle, engraved with the badge of the 94th Regiment in a garland, the rim applied with two goats sejant, marked on body
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
67 oz. (2,080 gr.) (2)

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Lot Essay

The ascos jug follows an ancient Greek prototype used as a container for the oil burnt in lamps. Its unusual form is derived from early examples which were fashioned from leather. A number of examples by Paul Storr are known (see M. Clayton, The Christie's Pictorial History of English and American Silver, London, p. 256, fig. 3). Another Irish pair, marked for Dublin, 1839, was sold Christie's London, 18 December 1997, lot 84.

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