Sale 1896
New York
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26 October 2007
Price realised
USD 6,000
Estimate
A VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER WINE JUG MARK OF STEPHEN SMITH, LONDON, 1867 Of vase form on spreading circular foot, with scrolled handle partly fashioned as dragon head with engraved and chased acanthus leaf join, hinged cover with beaded rim and finial fashioned as a knight's helm, body with two applied beaded oval cartouches enclosing figures of Venus and Cupid, marked on neck and inside of hinged cover 14 in. (35.5 cm.) high; 26 oz. (810 gr.)
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