Lot Essay
Frederick Bradford McCrea was the first manager of the Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd established in 1871.
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MARK OF FREDERICK BRADFORD McCREA FOR THE ARMY AND NAVY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, LONDON, 1887
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A VICTORIAN SILVER-MOUNTED CLARET JUG
MARK OF FREDERICK BRADFORD McCREA FOR THE ARMY AND NAVY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, LONDON, 1887
Baluster shaped on spreading foot, the glass body etched with stars, the silver mounts chased with foliate gothic panels, the hinged cover with palmetto motifs and baluster finial, the scrolling handle capped with peacock feather motifs, marked on collar and in cover
10 ½ in. (26.8 cm.) high
MARK OF FREDERICK BRADFORD McCREA FOR THE ARMY AND NAVY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, LONDON, 1887
Baluster shaped on spreading foot, the glass body etched with stars, the silver mounts chased with foliate gothic panels, the hinged cover with palmetto motifs and baluster finial, the scrolling handle capped with peacock feather motifs, marked on collar and in cover
10 ½ in. (26.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 10 February 1983, lot 196.
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