An Edwardian silver mounted claret jug, the cylindrical body...

Hammer

£600

An Edwardian silver mounted claret jug, the cylindrical body etched with vines bearing clusters of fruit above a bulbous foot with star cut
base, the mount embossed with bacchanalian decoration, the hinged cover with lion shaped thumbpiece and vacant shield, mount marked possibly for Pairpoint Brothers, London 1905, 28cm high

Provenance: Wykey House

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Silver mount:
The lip of the spout shows a possible repair.
Residue of silver polish seen throughout to mount.
Hinged cover doesn't sit flush against the rest of mount.
Tarnishing seen throughout mount.

Glass body:
Base of body with scratches commensurate with use.
Blemishes seen to the body within glass.