16th Mar, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver
2101
A Victorian Silver Claret-Jug
by Edward Farrell, London, 1846
tapering cylindrical and on spreading base, the sides chased with vases of flowers and grotesque masks with panels of foliage and flowers between, the hinged cover with wrythen knop, the scroll handle cast with a female bust, chased below the spout with a mask, engraved with an inscription
30.5cm high, 30oz 10dwt, 949gr
The inscription reads 'Presented to Richard James Ward, Esquire October 1848 by the Gentlemen Forming The Resident Engineering Staff of the Wilts and Somerset Railway In Testimony of their most Sincere Esteem and Truly High Consideration'.
Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Auction: Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 16th Mar, 2024
Fine Jewellery, Watches and Silver Sales are held three times a year, coinciding with the Fine Sales. They offer the top tier of consignments, focussing on important diamonds, fine period and designer jewellery, the most desirable vintage and modern luxury watches by top makers and fine pieces of period silver.
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