Lot 517 , A late Victorian pierced repousse silver mounted green and clear cut glass claret jug by William Comyns, London, 1897, 26cm.

A late Victorian pierced repousse silver mounted green and clear cut glass claret jug by William Comyns, London, 1897, the glass decorated with thistle and spiral fluting, 26cm.
Estimate £300-400

The lid is loose in situ, it appears half the hinge pin is now missing, the pin that holds the lid to the collar. The sleeve for the pin at the end is also missing. A piece of the pierced silver decoration is missing on the shoulder. There are some tiny nibbles/flea bites around the glass foot rim, commensurate with age and use. Hallmarks on body and lid clear.


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Sold for £440