Design 17/20: Silver, Furniture & Ceramics
Design 17/20: Silver, Furniture & Ceramics
Property from the Collection of Richard Kent
A Victorian Silver-Gilt Mounted Engraved Glass Claret Jug, William and George Sissons, Sheffield, 1877
Lot Closed
October 18, 07:54 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Victorian Silver-Gilt Mounted Engraved Glass Claret Jug with the Arms of the City of London, William and George Sissons, Sheffield, 1877
the slightly tapered cylindrical body finely engraved in Japonesque style with herons surrounded by exotic plants, the base cut with a star; the Renaissance-style mount with scrollwork enclosing formal foliage, matching openwork thumbpiece, beaded handle, the cover engraved with the arms of the City of London, fully marked right of handle, part marked on cover
height 10 5/8 in.
26.6 cm
The Japanese Blue Heron was a very popular motif with the Victorians, appearing on majolica and other decorative arts.
The firm of W. & G. Sissons were successors to one established in Sheffield in 1786, which William Sissons Senior joined in 1826. In 1858 William Sissons Junior and George Sissons took over the firm and the name was changed to reflect this; in 1887 Charles Sissons supplanted George. W & G. Sissons entered a London mark in 1864 under Henry Smith, then under their own names in 1866, with addresses of 9 Eyre Street, Sheffield, and 8 Duke Street, Adelphi.