Design 17/20: Silver, Furniture & Ceramics
Design 17/20: Silver, Furniture & Ceramics
Property from the Collection of Richard Kent
A Victorian Silver-Mounted Engraved Glass Claret Jug, Walter Thornhill, London, 1882
Lot Closed
October 18, 08:04 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Victorian Silver-Mounted Engraved Glass Claret Jug, Walter Thornhill, London, 1882
the tapered globular body finely engraved in Japanese taste with fish and aquatic plants, the shoulders with rippled waves, the mount formed as three lily pads surrounding the bud-form neck with hinged floret cover, forked tendril handle, fully marked on neck to right of handle; part marked on cover and with stamped retail signature W. Thornhill & Co. 144 New Bond St.
height 7 1/8 in.
18 cm
Walter Thornhill & Co. were purveyors of novelties and accessories, from their fashionable premises on New Bond Street, one block below Oxford Street. At the Sportsman's Exhibition of 1882, it was noted, "As was only to be expected, their stand was one of the most interesting in the Exhibition. Novelties of every description were there, and in one way or another sport was introduced into nearly every article," followed by descriptions of punch bowls, lamp stands, drinking cups, stick racks, and cigar and cigarette cases.